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.

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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)

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas will play for the trophy at the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm after beating the host side 58-74 in the final game of Group A. Zalgiris finished with a perfect 3-0 record, while U18 ratiopharm Ulm dropped to 2-1 and will be playing in the third-place game on Sunday.

Zalgiris beats Ulm to win Group A

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas will play for the trophy at the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm after beating the host side 58-74 in the final game of Group A. Zalgiris finished with a perfect 3-0 record, while U18 ratiopharm Ulm dropped to 2-1 and will be playing in the third-place game on Sunday.

Dovydas Buika was the only double-digit scorer for the winners with 23 points, and he also pulled down 7 rebounds and dished 4 assists. Meanwhile, Kajus Mikalauskas scored 9 points along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Maksim Brnovic had 7 points and 9 rebounds in a winning effort. Jervis Scheffs led Ulm with 16 points, Niko Jerkic scored 11, while Oliver Kullamaee and Teo Milicic scored 10 apiece.

Ulm led 25-23 ealry in the second quarter after a three-pointer from Jerkic, but from that point on it was all Zalgiris which finished the half on a 4-17 run, then outscored Ulm 8-24 in the first 9 minutes of the third quarter, opening a 38-64 lead and securing victory.

The Lithuanian team will play in Sunday’s first-place game

U18 ratiopharm ulm v U18 Zalgiris Kaunas (2025-02-08T14:45:00.000Z)

U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne used a strong the second half to beat U18 Dubai Basketball 75-87 and finish Group A of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm with a 1-2 record, and will play in Sunday’s fifth-place game. Dubai finished group action with three losses and will feature in the seventh-place game.

ASVEL sinks Dubai for first win

U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne used a strong the second half to beat U18 Dubai Basketball 75-87 and finish Group A of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm with a 1-2 record, and will play in Sunday’s fifth-place game. Dubai finished group action with three losses and will feature in the seventh-place game.

Adam Atamna starred for ASVEL with 30 points and 10 rebounda. Marvyn Wade scored 18 and Christopher Goder 11 points in a victory. Tomislav Vuckovic was Dubai’s leader with 23 points and 6 steals, while Bogdan Zekavica had 16 points.

Dubai was in front the entire first half and hel a nine-point lead midway through the second quarter. Dubai was ahead 45-40 at halftime, but ASVEL turned things around, took the lead in the third quarter, then blew the game open early in the fourth thanks to a 2-16 run in the first five and half minutes of the quarter, paving the way to victory.

 

ASVEL’s 2-16 fourth-quarter run decided the game

U18 Dubai Basketball v U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-02-08T12:30:00.000Z)

U18 FC Barcelona improved to a 2-0 record in Group B of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm with an impressive 109-61 win over U18 Olympiacos Piraeus, which registered its second defeat in as many games.

Barcelona blows past Olympiacos, 109-61

U18 FC Barcelona improved to a 2-0 record in Group B of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Ulm with an impressive 109-61 win over U18 Olympiacos Piraeus, which registered its second defeat in as many games.

Barcelona will later on Saturday face U18 NextGen Team Ulm where winner will win Group B and earn a place in Sunday’s first-place game.

Arturas Butajevas led Barcelona with 16 points and 7 rebunds. Abdrahamane Kone and Sayon Keita scored 14 apiece. Mathieu Grujicic scored 12, Emilis Prekevicius had 11 points, while Lluc Pluvinet and Ma Samba Gueye had 10 points apiece, with Gueye also pulling down 10 rebounds.

Georgios Bourneles had 19 points for Olympiacos, and Theodoros Pavlopoulos had 12 points in a loss.

Barcelona has won two games by a combined 101-point difference

U18 FC Barcelona v U18 Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-02-08T10:15:00.000Z)

U18 NextGen Team Ulm picked up its second win of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament by beating U18 ALBA Berlin 85-64 in the first game of Saturday’s schedule. Win improved NGU to 2-0 in Group B, while ALBA dropped to a 0-2 record.

NextGen Ulm downs ALBA to improve to 2-0

U18 NextGen Team Ulm picked up its second win of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament by beating U18 ALBA Berlin 85-64 in the first game of Saturday’s schedule. Win improved NGU to 2-0 in Group B, while ALBA dropped to a 0-2 record.

Davi Remagen paced the winners with 18 points, Urbonas Ignas scored 12 points, Giannis Odzebe had 11 points, while Maodo Mane collected 10 points and 10 assists. For ALBA, Richard Schmitt scored 12, Siim Suren had 11 and Matheo Hermann 10 points.

NGU led from start to finish and used an 11-0 second-quarter run to pull away to an 38-23 lead, but ALBA rallied back within 6, and was down 49-40 at halftime. After the break, NGU team coached by Dogus Balbay, restored a double-digit lead, which it slowly kept increasing, and cruised to a victory.

U18 Next Gen Team Ulm v U18 ALBA Berlin (2025-02-08T08:00:00.000Z)

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U18 ratiopharm Ulm remained unbeaten at Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Ulm as it defeated U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 96-77 in the final game of Friday night to improve to a 2-0 overall record in Group A. With this defeat, ASVEL dropped to 0-2.

Ulm takes care of business against ASVEL, 96-77

U18 ratiopharm Ulm remained unbeaten at Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Ulm as it defeated U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 96-77 in the final game of Friday night to improve to a 2-0 overall record in Group A. With this defeat, ASVEL dropped to 0-2.

Endurance Aiyamenkhue followed on from his impressive opening game by dropping a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double, as well as 1 assist and 3 blocks, for Ulm. Jervis Scheffs also chipped in with 19 points, Niko Jerkic followed with 17, Oliver Kullamaee netted 14, and Milo Murray scored 11.

ASVEL was paced by the game's leading scorer in Adam Atamna's 30-point night and Christopher Goden with 10 points.

It was ASVEL which started the better on the night, ending the first quarter with a slender 23-24 lead before taking a 42-45 advantage into the break. However, Ulm responded after the interval with a 28-point quarter to lead 70-68 heading into the final frame. The hosts' defense then stepped up big time, holding ASVEL to just 9 fourth-quarter points, while on offense they scored 26 to wrap up a 96-77 win.

The German team and Zalgiris are the only teams with a 2-0 record so far

U18 ratiopharm ulm v U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-02-07T19:15:00.000Z)

18 Zalgiris Kaunas is now 2-0 at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Ulm after beating U18 Dubai Basketball 100-68. 

Zalgiris stays perfect with 100-68 win over Dubai

18 Zalgiris Kaunas is now 2-0 at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Ulm after beating U18 Dubai Basketball 100-68. This win came hours after the Lithuanian team's 70-84 triumph against U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, while Dubai is now 0-2 having lost 71-94 to U18 ratiopharm Ulm in its opener.

The scoring load was shared among multiple Zalgiris players, with Majus Bulanovas scoring a team-high 18 points. Galius Cerneckis also impressed with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Zalgiris's other double-digit scorers were Maksim Brnovic with 13 points, Dovydas Buika with 12, and Ilja Kurucs with 11.

For Dubai, Bogdan Zekavica was the only player to stand out offensively, netting a game-high 20 points.

Zalgiris opened the game with a 32-16 first quarter and proceeded to outscore Dubai in each of the final three quarters (21-15, 25-17, 22-20) as it eased to an 100-68 victory.

The Lithuanian side led at the end of all four quarters

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas v U18 Dubai Basketball (2025-02-07T17:00:00.000Z)