#ABAFutureStars: Igokea beat Cedevita in a thrilling match for the 3rd place

Sunday, 07. April 2019 at 12:28

Igokea's youngster Dalibor Ilić made a monster performance, as he finished the match with 32 points and 17 rebounds!

(Photo: Krunoslav Gruicic)

U19 ABA League Championship 3rd place match, Sunday, 7.4.2019:

U19 IGOKEA - U19 Cedevita 90:88 (26:15, 23:29, 23:14, 18:30)

MATCH STATISTICS

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

If anyone tells you that the match for the 3rd place is not important, just suggest them to watch the game between U19 Igokea and U19 Cedevita. These two teams played a thrilling game in the battle for the 3rd place at the U19 ABA Final Tournament 2019, while eventually it was U19 Igokea who prevailed.

In a truly stunning game ending, Dalibor Ilić turned out to be the hero for U19 Igokea, as he scored the crucial 3-pointer on 10 seconds before the end, putting his team back in front. Ilić was simply unstoppable during the whole match, collecting 32 points and 17 rebounds along the way, while that 3-pointer was just an icing on the cake in his performance.

Despite losing the game, U19 Cedevita crew also deserves a huge applause, as they managed to get back from a 14-point deficit in the 4th quarter. U19 Cedevita even took over the lead in the last minute, but they just could not stop Dalibor Ilić in the final moments.

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