U18 Next Gen Team Ulm tops U18 Olympiacos to finish seventh

Finals

Game 1

game U18 Olympiacos Piraeus vs U18 Next Gen Team Ulm

Финал - Group 7th place game

U18 Next Gen Team UlmNGU

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U18 Olympiacos PiraeusOLY

Overview

U18 Next Gen Team Ulm finished the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Ulm qualifier on a winning note with an 89-77 victory over U18 Olympiacos Piraeus in the seventh-place game. The Next Gen Team Ulm finishes its participation in the even with a 2-2 record, while the junior Reds return to Greece winless.

Leonard Jorgoer together another monster game for the Next Gen Team Ulm. Leading the way with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. Yalin Yildiz led all scorers with 22 points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting plus 5 assists, Paul Nnaga posted 14 points and 7 rebounds and Alonso De La Iglesia dished 8 assists for the winners. Spiridon Papaioannou paced Olympiacos with 20 points and Konstantinos Nikolaou added 12 points in defeat.

Olympiacos surged ahead early and led 17-28 after 10 minutes thanks to a red-hot Papaioannou, who bagged 11 first-quarter points. Nnaga stepped up in the second quarter to help the Next Gen Team Ulm close the gap and eventually go into halftime up 44-41. The Next Gen Team Ulm built on that advantage in the third quarter as it extended the margin to double figures before putting the game away with a late 9-0 run.