The second edition of the Euroleague Basketball International Junior Tournament
has a new champion!! CSKA Moscow defeated easily Montepaschi Siena of Italy
by 62-90 on Saturday in the final game. A 8-28 run in the first quarter was
enough for CSKA to play calm during the rest of the game. The score was already
28-44 at halftime and CSKA rolled for good. Vassili Zavourev blasted Siena with
30 points, including 6 of 12 triples, Nikita Kourbanov added 17 and Nikita Shabalkin,
15. For Montepaschi, Tommaso Marino led the way with 14 points. The second edition
of the tournament has been a big success again, and a third edition is already
scheduled for 2005 in Moscow, again on occasion of the Euroleague Final Four
at the end of next season. See you all in Moscow!
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COMPETITION
SYSTEM
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Group
A
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Group
B
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Maccabi
Elite
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Zalgiris
Kaunas
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Montepaschi
Siena
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CSKA
Moscow
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BC
Reflex
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Hapoel
Jerusalem
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Two groups of three teams each will be formed.
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Each team will
play against the other teams in the same group once.
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The two group winners will meet in the final.
STATS and RESULTS
All games at Hadar Yosef National Sports Center in Tel Aviv
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Junior
Tournament, Thursday, April 29, Day 1
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Game
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Result |
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Zalgiris
vs. CSKA
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60-70 F
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Maccabi
vs. Montepaschi
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75-85
F
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Junior
Tournament, Friday, April 30, Day 2
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Game
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Result |
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CSKA
vs. Hapoel
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80-49
F
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Montepaschi
vs. Reflex
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75-63 F
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Zalgiris
vs. Hapoel
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87-21 F
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Maccabi
vs. Reflex
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65-77
F
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Junior Tournament, Saturday, May
1, FINAL
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Game
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Result |
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Montepaschi
vs. CSKA
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62-90 F
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