U18 FC Barcelona held off U18 Zalgiris Kaunas 89-91 in a thriller in the final game at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany, to clinch a spot at the NextGen EuroLeague Finals in May at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Abu Dhabi

Barcelona edges Zalgiris, 89-91, in NextGen EuroLeague Ulm final

U18 FC Barcelona held off U18 Zalgiris Kaunas 89-91 in a thriller in the final game at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany, to clinch a spot at the NextGen EuroLeague Finals in May at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Abu Dhabi. Barcelona finished off a perfect weekend, while Zalgiris finished as the runner-up despite losing only once.

Mathieu Grujicic shined for the winners with 22 points, Raul Villar tallied 19 points and 7 assists, Lluc Pluvinet scored 13, Arturas Butajevas 11 and Mohamed Dabone posted 8 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for Barcelona. Dovydas Buika was Zalgiris’s top man with 26 points, 10 boards and 7 assists. Dominykas Grunkis contributed 19 points, Ignas Stombergas had 14 and Kajus Mikalauskas 13.

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Neither team led by more than 4 points at any point in the first half, which ended with Zalgiris ahead 42-41. The game turned when Abdrahamane Kone and Butajevas led a 0-10 Barcelona run to take a 55-62 lead. Grunkis helped Zalgiris get back within 4 before a Grujicic triple ended the third quarter with Barcelona up 61-68. Barcelona turned the screw with 9 unanswered points – including 4 from Dabone – early in the fourth to take a double-digit lead, 63-77. Zalgiris responded with a 9-0 run of its own, highlighted by threes from Mikalauskas and Dovydas Jakstonis, but Pluvinet stepped up to keep Barcelona in control. Mikalauskas rallied Zalgiris late only to come up just short.

It is the second team to advance to the NextGen finals in Abu Dhabi after U18 Mega MIS Belgrade


U18 Zalgiris Kaunas v U18 FC Barcelona (2025-02-09T15:45:00.000Z)

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Watch LIVE: U18 Zalgiris vs. U18 Barcelona for first place at NexGen Ulm

U18 ratiopharm Ulm ascended to the podium with an 81-66 victory over U18 NextGen Team Ulm in the third-place game at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany

Ulm places third after 81-66 victory over NextGen Team

U18 ratiopharm Ulm ascended to the podium with an 81-66 victory over U18 NextGen Team Ulm in the third-place game at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany. Ulm led from start to finish to complete a 3-1 record at the event.

Niko Jerkic made 6 of 9 three-pointers en route to 24 points for the winners. Endurance Aiyamenkhue posted 18 points and 16 rebounds and Clemens Sokolov and Jervis Scheffs scored 11 points apiece for Ulm. Samu Adler led the NextGen Team with 16 points, Davi Remagen added 14 and Ivaylo Skrinski 12.

Oliver Kullamaee and Jerkic opened the scoring with back-to-back three-pointers and they each hit again from deep in 16-2 start for the hosts. It was 32-19 after 10 minutes and 53-43 at the halftime break. The NextGen Team refused to go away and was within 8 as the fourth quarter got underway. Kemm Junior and Dusan Stankovic further trimmed the gap, which shrunk to 67-64. Baskets by Yanu Slingerland and Scheffs gave Ulm breathing room, ultimately triggering a 10-0 run that put the game on ice.  

The hosts never trailed and finish the event with a 3-1 record

U18 ratiopharm ulm v U18 Next Gen Team Ulm (2025-02-09T13:30:00.000Z)

U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne finished its performance at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany, on a high note with an 84-75 victory over U18 Olympiacos on Sunday in the fifth-place game. ASVEL star Adam Atamna poured in 42 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the winners

Adam Atamna leads ASVEL over Olympiacos, 84-74

U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne finished its performance at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany, on a high note with an 84-75 victory over U18 Olympiacos on Sunday in the fifth-place game. The result was ASVEL’s second straight win and sees it leave Ulm with two wins from four games.

ASVEL star Adam Atamna poured in 42 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to finish the tournament with an ANGE record scoring average of 33.0 points. Marvyn Wade added 14 points and Melvin Dubuc posted 13 points and 4 steals for the winners. Marios Fylaktakis led the Reds with 18 points, Theodoros Pavlopoulos scored 16 and Georgios Bourneles had 11 in defeat.

Olympiacos battled its way to an 8-point lead midway through the second quarter before Atamna scored half the points and Theo Guedegbe dished 3 assists in a 14-0 ASVEL run. Olympiacos led 46-45 at halftime and a three by Pavlopoulos made it 62-70 with 5 minutes remaining. This time ASVEL reeled off a 22-2 charge in which Dubuc scored 9 to take control for good.

The French club won its second straight game to finish in fifth place

U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v U18 Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-02-09T11:15:00.000Z)

ALBA races past Dubai, 72-90

U18 ALBA Berlin claimed its first win of the weekend by defeating U18 Dubai Basketball 72-90 in the seventh place game at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 event in Ulm, Germany.

Lukas Klein led five ALBA scorers in double figures with 22 points and 17 rebounds, Nevio Bennefeld tallied 16 points and 3 steals and Matheo Hermann contributed 12 points. Eman Jasarevic paced Dubai with 15 points and Emmanouil Manolopoulos added 10.

ALBA finished the second quarter on a 0-7 run to take a 44-48 halftime lead, which it never relinquished. The ALBA defense then held Dubai to just 12 points in the third quarter as it increased its lead, which peaked at 58-78 after Hermann scored 6 points in a 2-10 run to open the fourth quarter.

Lukas Klein posted a monster double-double for the winners

U18 Dubai Basketball v U18 ALBA Berlin (2025-02-09T09:00:00.000Z)

Watch LIVE: Day 3 of NextGen EuroLeague in Ulm

Follow the Day 3 action as the continent’s top young talents battle at another in a series of four NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournaments.

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas and U18 FC Barcelona will face off later for the crown. The winner of the game between these two teams with 3-0 records will book a ticket to the NextGen Finals. Today’s schedule in full is:

**Sunday, February 9, 2025**

[7th place: U18 Dubai Basketball 72-90 U18 ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/game-center/2024-2025-ulm/u18-dubai-basketball-u18-alba-berlin/JTU24/13/)

[5th place: U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-75 U18 Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/game-center/2024-2025-ulm/u18-ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne-u18-olympiacos-piraeus/JTU24/14/)

[3rd place: U18 ratiopharm Ulm 81-66 U18 NextGen Team Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/game-center/2024-2025-ulm/u18-ratiopharm-ulm-u18-next-gen-team-ulm/JTU24/15/)

[1st place: U18 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. U18 FC Barcelona (16:45 CET)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/game-center/2024-2025-ulm/u18-zalgiris-kaunas-u18-fc-barcelona/JTU24/16/)

Today is the third and final day at the third event in the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 season in Ulm, Germany. 

Watch: Day 3 of NextGen EuroLeague in Ulm

Watch LIVE: Day 2 of NextGen EuroLeague in Ulm

**Sunday, February 9, 2025**

7th place: U18 Dubai Basketball vs. U18 ALBA Berlin (10:00 CET)

5th place: U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. U18 Olympiacos Piraeus (12:15 CET)

3rd place: U18 ratiopharm Ulm vs. U18 NextGen Team Ulm (14:30 CET)

1st place: U18 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. U18 FC Barcelona (16:45 CET)

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas and U18 FC Barcelona will be battling for the crown at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague qualifier in Ulm, the third of four Next Gen qualifying tournaments which is taking place this weekend in Ulm, Germany. The winner of Sunday’s game between two teams with 3-0 records will book a ticket to the NextGen Finals.

NextGen EuroLeague Ulm: Barcelona, Zalgiris set for first-place showdown

U18 FC Barcelona made it three wins in three games with a convincing 85-59 win over U18 NextGen Team Ulm on Saturday night. Barcelona won Group B and earned a place in Sunday’s first-place game of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm where it will face U18 Zalgiris Kaunas. 

Barcelona downs NextGen Team, wins Group B

U18 FC Barcelona made it three wins in three games with a convincing 85-59 win over U18 NextGen Team Ulm on Saturday night. Barcelona won Group B and earned a place in Sunday’s first-place game of the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague qualifier in Ulm where it will face U18 Zalgiris Kaunas. On the other hand, NextGen Ulm side will square off against the host U18 ratiopharm Ulm in the battle for third place.

Mathieu Grujicic led the show with 20 points, Abdrahamane Kone scored 12 points, and Arturas Butajevas had 9 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Davi Remagen had 16, and Samu Adler 14 points in defeat.

Barcelona scored the first 11 points of the game, had a 25-11 lead after 10 minutes and used a strong finish to the second quarter to open a 50-27 halftime lead. Barcelona’s win was never in question in the second half.

Barcelona is set to play in the first-place game



U18 FC Barcelona v U18 Next Gen Team Ulm (2025-02-08T19:15:00.000Z)

U18 Olympiacos Piraeus never trailed before pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 52-77 win over U18 ALBA Berlin. With this victory, Olympiacos finished Group B action with a 1-2 record, while ALBA had 0-3.

Olympiacos runs past ALBA, 52-77

U18 Olympiacos Piraeus never trailed before pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 52-77 win over U18 ALBA Berlin. With this victory, Olympiacos finished Group B action with a 1-2 record, while ALBA had 0-3. Olympiacos will play in the fifth-place game against U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, while ALBA will face U18 Dubai Basketball in the seventh-place game.

Georgios Bourneles led in victory with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 steals, Thedoros Pavlopoulos had 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Marios Fylaktakis collected 10 points and 7 rebounds for Olympiacos. Noah Isichei had 14 points and 8 rebounds, while Matheo Hermann scored 11 points for ALBA.

The game was tied at 39-39 midway through the third quarter, but the Reds finished it with a 2-10 run, then used a 6-24 spurt in the fourth to open a 49-74 margin.

U18 ALBA Berlin v U18 Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-02-08T17:00:00.000Z)