#ABAFutureStars Group D: U19 Cibona become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals
U19 Cibona defeated U19 Podgorica Bemax and therefore seized the ticket for the 2024/25 U19 ABA League Semi-Finals.
(Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
U19 ABA League Championship Group D, Saturday, 23 November 2024:
U19 CIBONA - U19 Podgorica Bemax 79:67 (16:13, 15:16, 27:16, 21:22)
U19 Cibona defeated U19 Podgorica Bemax and therefore seized the ticket for the 2024/25 U19 ABA League Semi-Finals.
The Zagreb team is the first one to qualify for the semi-finals stage. After that huge win against U19 Crvena zvezda in the opening round, the young Wolves prevailed over U19 Podgorica Bemax in the second round to keep the perfect score and seal the top spot in Group D.
Even if U19 Cibona lose the last round match against U19 Široki TT Kabeli, they will still have a better head-to-head score with either U19 Crvena zvezda or U19 Podgorica Bemax and they are therefore safe at the top spot of the group.
Josip Pavković was the one to lead U19 Cibona toward today’s win over U19 Podgorica Bemax as he put on a monster double-double performance with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
On the other side, U19 Podgorica Bemax player Marko Radunović was close to have a double-double performance as well as he finished the match with 19 points and 9 rebounds.
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U19 ABA League Championship Group D, Saturday, 23 November 2024:
U19 CRVENA ZVEZDA - U19 Široki TT Kabeli 112:65 (30:14, 31:18, 26:9, 25:24)
U19 Crvena zvezda have scored a convincing win against U19 Široki TT Kabeli in Round 2 of the 2024/25 U19 ABA League regular season.
The red-and-whites have therefore bounced back after that tough defeat against U19 Cibona in the opening round, however they have still stayed without the semi-finals ticket as in the other match of the day U19 Cibona secured the top spot in Group D.
U19 Crvena zvezda have sealed their win in this game already in the first half in which they scored 61 points. The Belgrade troops continued with powerful performance in the 2nd half, while eventually they scored 112 points, which is the 6th best single-game scoring record of all-time in the U19 ABA League.
All players of U19 Crvena zvezda scored at least one point in this match, while the MVP of the game was without any doubt Zvezda’s No. 10 Miloš Šojić who made 20 points and had the overall index rating of 31.
