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.

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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

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

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

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)

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)