Nike ICJT L'Hospitalet report: MMT Estudiantes 72-90 AXA FCB
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AXA FC Barcelona moved closer to reach the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Classification Tournament L’Hospitalet semifinals by thrashing MMT Estudiantes 72-90 in Group B in the last game on Thursday. Barcelona will reach the semifinals if it beats Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez tomorrow, but it will also got through if it losses by up to 10 points. Elan-Bearnais will reach the semifinals if it beats Barcelona by 11 points or more while Estudiantes is out of the competition. Nihad Djedovic led the winners with 25 points and 6 rebounds. Papa Adboulaye added 21 on 10-for-12 two-pointers, Michel Diouff posted a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, Daniel Perez had 13 points while Alejandro Hernandez got 12 for Barcelona. Antoni Vicens led Estudiantes with a double-double of 27 points on 12-for-17 two-pointers and 11 rebounds while Victor Barroso added 12 points. Djedovic had 3 three-pointers in the first quarter to make Barcelona get a 14-20 lead after 10 minues. Vicens allowed Estudiantes to stay in the game throughout the second quarter, but Barcelona still extended its lead to 30-38 at halfime. Barcelona looked for Diouff and Abdoulaye, who simply dominated inside, to stay ahead in the scoreboard, 53-61, after 30 minutes. Perez, Hernandez and an outstanding Djedovic allowed Barcelona to cruise to a well-deserved win.
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
David Vidal, L'Hospitalet
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