#ABAFutureStars: U19 Mega MIS beat U19 Crvena zvezda to complete historic 3-peat
U19 Mega MIS have won their 3rd consecutive title in the U19 ABA League Championship!
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
U19 ABA League Championship Final, Thursday, 20 April 2023:
U19 MEGA MIS - U19 Crvena zvezda 94:81 (24:13, 23:25, 22:27, 25:16)
After winning the titles in 2021 and 2022, U19 Mega MIS have completed a historic 3-peat as they claimed this year's U19 ABA League Championship by defeating U19 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the Final.
U19 Mega MIS have therefore become the first team in league history to win three consecutive championships (2021, 2022, 2023), while this was their 4th ever U19 ABA League title as they also claimed the trophy in 2018.
On the other side, U19 Crvena zvezda will still have to wait for their first trophy in this competition, while this was their 3rd defeat in the finals as they previously lost the finals in 2018 and 2019.
The game itself was very intense. U19 Mega MIS have had the lead throughout the match, but U19 Crvena zvezda managed to tie the score at 65:65, late in the 3rd quarter.
Still, then U19 Mega MIS made the key 12:4 run to once again take the lead – 77:69. After that, the Pink tropps kept pushing forward all the way until they regained a double-digit lead and sealed the win in today's match.
U19 Mega MIS had four players with 20 points in the Final. Filip Jović was the team top scorer with 26 points, tournament MVP Nikola Đurišić made 23 points, while Andrija Jelavić and Timotej Malovec added 20 points each for the winning side.
In U19 Crvena zvezda team, Andrija Vuković made 21 points, while Nikola Topić had 20 points and 10 assists.
