Before the Euroleague grand final, the OAKA warmed up with the match that decided the junior tournament title, a Spanish classic won by Barça against Madrid by 77-85. The blaugrana team thus achieved their second youth crown after the one celebrated in 2016 in the final against Red Star. The Madrid team still leads the record of this competition with five titles compared to three for Zalgiris and CSKA.
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Barcelona triumphed led by Nikola Kusturica, top scorer (20 points) and rebounder (10 boards) of the event. The 2.05m, 17-year-old Serbian forward is a great star project who has already participated in eight ACB games with Barcelona’s first team. Xavi Pascual, Barcelona’s coach, was a spectator of his great performance in the front row of the pavilion. Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, 16-year-old American power forward standing 2.11m, added 17 points and six rebounds; and Mohamed Dabone, 14-year-old center from Burkina Faso, 2.09m, scored 10 points, three rebounds, and three blocks. For Madrid, the Russian power forward Egor Amasov, 2.01m and 18 years old, was the standout with 16 points and 9 rebounds.
💪🏽 BREAK at OAKA! Minimal advantage after Nikola Kusturica’s rebound and basket.
🏀 Real Madrid 38-39 Barça
🏆 Final of the #NextGenEuroleague
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The white team, with only one Spaniard on the team, Hugo Alonso, had reached the final after crushing Panathinaikos 126-48, and the blaugrana after overcoming Team 3SSB 84-101. Madrid came from winning the classic in the U League final, but Barça conquered the junior Euroleague.
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