#ABAFutureStars Group B: U19 FMP Soccerbet and U19 SC Derby seize huge wins to stay in the race for the semis
The final round of the regular season will decide which team will clinch the semi-finals ticket in Group B.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
U19 ABA League Championship Group B, Saturday, 23 November 2024:
U19 SC DERBY - U19 Partizan 62:61 (11:11, 15:26, 23:10, 13:14)
U19 SC Derby have defeated U19 Partizan after a thrilling ending in which the black-and-whites missed a 2-pointer at the buzzer.
In the dying moments of the match, Uroš Danilović, who was U19 Partizan 2nd best scorer in tonight’s game, picked up the ball after U19 SC Derby players almost stole it from Luca-Ionut Illes, he then pulled up for a 2-pointer, but the ball did not go through the basket.
The absolute hero of the game tonight was U19 SC Derby rising star David Mirković. He scored 26 points, made 17 rebounds and had the overall index rating of 39.
U19 SC Derby have therefore made Group D one of the most interesting ones in the regular season as three teams may reach the semi-finals ahead of the last round.
U19 SC Derby currently lead the race with the overall score of 2-0, U19 FMP Soccerbet and Partizan are following with the overall score of 1-1, while only U19 Dubai Basketball have stayed without chances of reaching the next stage as they have the overall score of 0-2.
In the final round, U19 SC Derby will face U19 FMP Soccerbet, while U19 Partizan will play against U19 Dubai Basketball.
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U19 ABA League Championship Group B, Saturday, 23 November 2024:
U19 Dubai Basketball - U19 FMP SOCCERBET 58:87 (19:26, 8:28, 9:16, 22:17)
U19 FMP Soccerbet stormed past U19 Dubai Basketball to seize their 1st win in the 2024/25 U19 ABA League Championship.
U19 FMP Soccerbet have therefore stayed in the race for the semi-finals, but in order to keep their chances of reaching the next stage they still need to U19 SC Derby beat U19 Partizan in the last match of the day.
Meanwhile, after losing their second consecutive match, U19 Dubai Basketball have been eliminated from the semi-finals race.
The winner of this match was decided in the 2nd quarter which U19 FMP Soccerbet won by 28:8 and increased their lead to 27 points until the halftime – 54:27. Young Ognjen Gujić led the Panthers toward the win today with a double-double performance of 21 points and 11 rebounds.
On the other side, Emmanouil Manolopoulos scored 10 points and he was the only player wit double-digits on his record in U19 Dubai Basketball squad.
