Swiss League Playoffs, Quarterfinals, Game 1: April 1-2, 2008
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Benetton Fribourg Olympic opened the best-of-five Swiss League quarterfinal series by thrashing the Geneva Devils 73-52. The defending champs were led by 16 points from Tresore Quidome, Harold Mrazek added 13 and Erroyl Bing posted 12 with 8 rebounds. An amazing 27-5 second quarter closed the contest after the Devils led 11-18 after 10 minutes. The regular season runner-up Lugano Tigers edged Sion Herens 73-66 as Dusan Mladjan scored 27 points, while Birstal Starwings downed BC Boncourt 80-73 behind 27 points from Jarred McCurry and a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds from Sheray Thomas. The Swiss Cup winner SAV Vacallo recorded the only away win of Game 1, topping BBC Monthey 64-74 led by 25 points from Slaven Smiljanic.
| Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 1 | Benetton Fribourg(1) | 73 | April 6 | April 12 | *April 16 | *April 19 | | 0 | Geneva Devils (8) | 52 | - | - | - | - | | 0 | BBC Monthey (4) | 64 | April 5 | April 12 | *April 16 | *April 19 | | 1 | SAV Vacallo (5) | 74 | - | - | - | - | | 1 | Lugano Tigers (2) | 73 | April 5 | April 12 | *April 16 | *April 19 | | 0 | Sion Hérens (7) | 66 | - | - | - | - | | 1 | Birstal Starwings (3) | 80 | April 5 | April 12 | *April 16 | *April 20 | | 0 | BC Boncourt (6) | 73 | - | - | - | - |
| Quarterfinal Playoffs games | | Game 1 | Benetton Fribourg vs. Geneva Devils | 73-52 | April 1 | | Game 1 | Lugano Tigers vs. Sion Hérens | 73-66 | April 2 | | Game 1 | Birstal Starwings vs. BC Boncourt | 80-73 | April 2 | | Game 1 | BBC Monthey vs. SAV Vacallo | 64-74 | April 2 | | Game 2 | Geneva Devils vs. Benetton Fribourg | - | April 6 | | Game 2 | Sion Hérens vs. Lugano Tigers | - | April 5 | | Game 2 | BC Boncourt vs. Birstal Starwings | - | April 5 | | Game 2 | SAV Vacallo vs. BBC Monthey | - | April 5 | | Game 3 | Benetton Fribourg vs. Geneva Devils | - | April 12 | | Game 3 | Lugano Tigers vs. Sion Hérens | - | April 12 | | Game 3 | Birstal Starwings vs. BC Boncourt | - | April 12 | | Game 3 | BBC Monthey vs. SAV Vacallo | - | April 12 | | Game 4 | Geneva Devils vs. Benetton Fribourg | - | *April 16 | | Game 4 | Sion Hérens vs. Lugano Tigers | - | *April 16 | | Game 4 | BC Boncourt vs. Birstal Starwings | - | *April 16 | | Game 4 | SAV Vacallo vs. BBC Monthey | - | *April 16 | | Game 5 | Benetton Fribourg vs. Geneva Devils | - | *April 19 | | Game 5 | Lugano Tigers vs. Sion Hérens | - | *April 19 | | Game 5 | Birstal Starwings vs. BC Boncourt | - | *April 20 | | Game 5 | BBC Monthey vs. SAV Vacallo | - | *April 19 |
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