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Dovydas Redikas paced Zalgiris to four victories by an average of 32 points each
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The first team to punch its ticket to the Nike International Junior Tournament is none other than Zalgiris Kaunas, a 79-55 winner over Benetton Basket Treviso on Tuesday night in the title game of the Citta di Roma tournament, the first of four qualifiers whose winners will meet at the 2010 Final Four in Paris to determine a European junior club champion! Zalgiris, which has been NIJT champ twice before, won the middle quarters on Tuesday by 46-37 to take control of the final the same as it had the rest of the tournament. Zalgiris won its three preliminary group games on Sunday and Monday by an average of 35 points each, but didn't get untracked until after Benetton led 14-15 after one quarter on Tuesday. Benetton missed its top player, Alessandro Gentile, who was injured on Monday, and witnessed Zalgiris taking over the game as Dovydas Redikas and Rolandas Jakstas dominated the court. The latter was named the MVP of the tournament after averaging 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over the four games, including an impressive double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds in the title game. After Jakstas came a five-man all-tourney team that included Redikas, Gentile, Diego Monaldi of Siena, Nikola Siladi of FMP and Andrey Loginov of CSKA.
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CITTÀ DI ROMA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATING TEAMS
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GROUP A
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Zalgiris Kaunas
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3-0, +104
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Stella Azzurra
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1-2, -30
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Montepaschi Siena
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1-2, -19
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Benetton Fribourg
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1-2, -55
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GROUP B
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Benetton Basket
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2-1, +6
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FMP
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2-1, +10
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CSKA Moscow
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1-2 -12
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Lottomatica Roma
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1-2, -4
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| THE VENUE |
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Arena Altero Felici
Via Flaminia 867
00191 Rome
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CITTÀ DI ROMA TOURNAMENT, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, DAY 1
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GAME
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RESULTS
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STATS
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REPORT
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Montepaschi Siena vs. Zalgiris
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Benetton Fribourg vs. Stella Azzurra
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FMP vs. Benetton Basket
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CSKA Moscow vs. Lottomatica Roma
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Zalgiris vs. Benetton Fribourg
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Montepaschi Siena vs. Stella Azzurra
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CITTÀ DI ROMA TOURNAMENT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, DAY 2
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GAME
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RESULTS
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STATS
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REPORT
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Benetton Basket vs. CSKA Moscow
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FMP vs. Lottomatica Roma
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Zalgiris vs. Stella Azzurra
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Montepaschi Siena vs. Benetton Fribourg
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Benetton Basket vs. Lottomatica Roma
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FMP vs. CSKA Moscow
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CITTÀ DI ROMA TOURNAMENT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, DAY 3
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GAME
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TIME CET
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STATS
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REPORT
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Benetton Fribourg vs. Lottomatica Roma
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Montepaschi Siena vs. CSKA Moscow
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Stella Azzurra vs. FMP
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FINAL: Zalgiris vs. Benetton Basket
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