#ABAFutureStars: U19 Crvena zvezda mts, U19 Igokea m:tel and U19 Cedevita Olimpija join U19 Mega MIS at the Final Four
U19 Mega MIS, U19 Crvena zvezda mts, U19 Igokea m:tel and U19 Cedevita Olimpija have qualified for the Final Four of the 2022/23 U19 ABA League Championship.
(Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
U19 Crvena zvezda mts, U19 Igokea m:tel and U19 Cedevita Olimpija have claimed their tickets for the Final Four of the 2022/23 U19 ABA League Championship in the thrilling last round of the group stage and have therefore joined U19 Mega MIS who was the first to secure the spot at the final tournament.
These four teams will continue their pursuit for the precious trophy, while their next stop on that journey will be semifinals. Check out the pairs of the semi-final stage at the 2022/23 U19 ABA League Championship Final Four.
(A1) U19 Mega MIS – (D1) U19 Cedevita Olimpija
(B1) U19 Crvena zvezda mts – (C1) U19 Igokea m:tel
The winners of these two games will meet in the big final.
Also, take a look at the reports of all four games of the last round of the group stage in which we witnessed some truly epic moments in the battle for the Final Four.
2022/23 U19 ABA League Championship, Regular Season Round 3, Sunday 13 November 2022:
U19 Zadar - U19 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 86:87 (21:26, 20:10, 21:23, 24:28)
The match between U19 Zadar and U19 Cedevita Olimpija was probably the most exciting game of the season so far, including all competition under ABA League umbrella.
The two sides were fighting for the last remaining ticket for the U19 ABA League Championship Final Four and in the most thrilling ending U19 Cedevita Olimpija prevailed thanks to Lon Ličan who scored the game-winning 2-pointer at the 4th quarter buzzer!
Before that, U19 Zadar star player Jurica Zagoršak made a 2-pointer to put his team in front – 86:85, with just 1.6 seconds remaining on the game clock. U19 Cedevita Olimpija called for a time-out, they made a plan to give the ball to their top scorer tonight Lon Ličan and that planned worked perfectly.
Ličan was left wide open in the corner, he pulled up for a 2-point jumper and he made the game-winning shot.
U19 Cedevita Olimpija have therefore joined U19 Mega MIS, U19 Crvena zvezda mts and U19 Igokea m:tel at the 2022/23 U19 ABA league Championship Final Four.
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U19 BORAC MOZZART - U19 Mornar-Barsko zlato 86:79 (23:15, 26:16, 17:22, 20:26)
U19 Borac Mozzart prevailed over U19 Mornar-Barsko zlato in the last round of the group stage.
The Čačak troops had a fantastic first half in which they gained an 18-point lead, while in the rest of the match they have managed to stay in front and seize a sweet win for the end of the tournament.
This result won’t make any significant difference when it comes to the battle for the next stage as U19 Mega MIS have already secured the top spot in Group A and have therefore won the ticket for the Final Four.
Borac Mozzart have finished the group stage at the 2nd place of Group A, while Mornar-Barsko zlato ended up at the 3rd place.
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U19 Igokea m:tel - U19 KRKA 75:80 (19:14, 22:22, 20:23, 14:21)
U19 Krka stunned U19 Igokea m:tel in the final round of the group stage, however the Laktaši troops still managed to keep the top spot in Group C and to therefore advance to the Final Four of this year’s U19 ABA League Championship.
At the end, Igokea m:tel’s big 23-point margin win against U19 Split in the opening round proved to be the key in the battle for the first place as Igokea m:tel seized the 1st place in the group thanks to the best overall point differential.
Luka Anzulović with 22 points and Timon Petrovič with 18 points led U19 Krka toward the win in this match, while on the other side Dušan Makitan made a double-double performance in U19 Igokea m:tel team as he finished the match with 22 points and 14 rebounds.
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U19 CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 103:60 (20:19, 27:12, 30:17, 26:12)
U19 Crvena zvezda mts have secured their place at the 2022/23 #ABAFutureStars Final Tournament as they beat U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom and claim 1st place in Group B.
The final score says it all regarding this match. The red-and-whites put on a dominant performance and they were simply a lot better team than their opponents today.
While all the boys from the winning team that played this match scored at least one bucket, two of them were especially impressive. The top scorer in the Belgrade team was Lazar Gagić with 38 points, while his teammate Lazar Gačić made another sensational performance as he finished this match with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and with the overall index rating of 41.
