AXA FC Barcelona stormed into the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Classification Tournament L’Hospitalet final by thrashing Cibona 88-67 in the second semifinal on Friday. Barcelona not only made it to the title game, but also sealed an invitation to the Nike International Junior Tournament at next spring's 2008 Final Four in Madrid. As such, Barcelona faces FMP Zeleznik in the title game at 19:30 CET tonight. Nihad Djedovic paced the winners with 22 points. Daniel Perez and Michel Diouff each added 12 while Agusti Morales had 10 for Barcelona. Tomislav Zubcic led Cibona with 28 points on 7-for-9 two-pointers, 11-for-11 free throws and 10 rebounds. Sven Smalgajic added 11 while Marko Petrovic, son of the great Aleksandar Petrovic, had 10 for Cibona. The game had as many as 9 lead changes in the opening 6 minutes, but a power layup by Radosevic and a basket by Toni Brnas gave Cibona a 11-14 lead. Barcelona tried to change the game momentum, playing more physical with Papa Abdoulaye and Diouff in the middle. Meanwhile, a corner three-pointer by Konstantine Tamaradze allowed his team to regain the lead, 17-16. Tamaradze stepped up with a layup and fed Perez for an easy basket, good for a 23-21 Barcelona lead after 10 minutes. Barcelona kept running its offense through Djedovic, but Smalgajic singlehandedly kept Cibona within 32-26. A 10-2 run that Diouff capped with consecutive baskets allowed Barcelona to break the game open, 42-28. Petrovic followed a three-point play with a long two-pointer, but a five-meter jumper by Diouff helped Barcelona to get a 46-35 halftime margin. Nothing changed early in the third quarter, as a free throw by Djedovic and another basket by Perez gave Barcelona a 60-47 margin, making Cibona call a much-needed timeout. Radosevic left the game with an ankle injury, leaving Cibona without its biggest reference around the baskets. Meanwhile, a corner three-pointer by Morales broke the game open, 71-53, at the end of the third quarter. Djedovic and Abdoulaye shined early in the fourth quarter, as Barcelona opted to rest its starters for the big game against Zeleznik later on today.
btw... shvili je profesor kosarke za sve tu na forumu ..ako on kaze da Tomas nije za EL onda je to cinjenica..