Zalgiris wins El Corte Inglés Junior Tournament
Zalgiris Kaunas is the champion of the first El Corte Inglés International Junior Tournament that was organized by the Euroleague during the Final Four. Zalgiris defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final, 87-80, after a very tough and close game. Both teams qualified to the finals with a perfect 3-0 record in the first stage. Neither of the teams was able to make a run in the first 17 minutes of the game, and the lead changed hands many times. In the last quarter Zalgiris took off to an eight-point lead, and managed to hold it until the end. Maccabi's players, who played 130 minutes of basketball in 30 hours, couldn't repeat the comebacks they made in the last 2 games, and stepped off the court with an 87-80 loss.
