2015 Italian Basketball Cup

Eight teams qualified for the final eight as the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of the 2014-15 Serie A. • EA7 Emporio Armani Milano • Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari • Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia • Umana Reyer Venezia • Enel Brindisi • Dolomiti Energia Trento • Vanoli Cremona • Sidigas Avellino ==Road to the final==

In the quarterfinals, Milano earned a close 68-60 win over Avellino on the back of Samardo Samuels' 19 points and 12 rebounds, Reggio Emilia edged Dolomiti Energia Trento 80-77 with 16 points and 9 assists from Andrea Cinciarini, Brindisi downed Venezia 80-70 thanks to 27 points (on 6-of-8 three point shooting) from Jacob Pullen whilst holders Sassari bested Cremona 74-63 with contributions from Édgar Sosa (14 points and 4 assists) and Jeff Brooks (11 points and 7 rebounds). The semifinals saw Milano undo Brindisi 76-65, having led the first quarter 24-4 before a Brindisi upsurge in the next quarter conceded the lead, Milano retook it before half-time and resisted Brindisi's forays until the end, Marshon Brooks' 14 points made him one of five Milan players with 10 points or more. In the other contest, Sassari progressed past Reggio Emilia thanks to a third quarter run that took the game from a tie to a 57-46 Sassari lead, with Reggio Emilia not finding a way back into the game despite Rimantas Kaukėnas' 21 points, the winners had a number of players in double figure scoring including David Logan and Jerome Dyson (16 and 15 points respectively). ==Bracket==

Milano were seen as the favourites going into the final against defending champions Sassari, however it was the Sardinians that raced into a 33-15 lead after only eight minutes, league-leaders Milano fought back to reduce the lead to 49-47 before half-time but an excellent start to the third quarter enabled Sassari to accrue a determinant lead and repeat their 2014 Cup win. Game MVP Logan had 25 points as Dyson paced the winners with 27 points, Joe Ragland and Brooks contributed 21 and 18 points respectively to Milano's losing effort. ==References==