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| NEWSRicard Rubio had a performance for the ages in Spain's thrilling 110-106 double overtime victory in the gold medal game of the Termosteps U16 European Championship in Spain.
Rubio, the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, tallied the highest total in FIBA Europe youth competition play this summer with an astounding 51 points, three of which came on a buzzer-beating half-court three-pointer that sent the game into overtime. |
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Serbia & Montenegro won the battle for third place after defeating Croatia 85-69.
It was anyone's game heading into the last period, with Serbia & Montenegro holding only a slight advantage at 57-54. |
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An electric performance by Teymuraz Babunashvili (pictured) helped guide Russia into the final of the Termosteps U16 European Championship at the expense of Serbia & Montenegro on Saturday.
The 1.86m guard scored 20 points, had five assists and pulled down four boards as his team won 82-74 in the first semi-final in Spain. |
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Ricard Rubio recorded his second triple-double of the competition and Alberto Jodar scored 33 points as Spain blew Croatia away 106-82 to reach the final of the Termosteps U16 European Championship against Russia.
Rubio, who has been the main man for the Spanish throughout the tournament, scored 19, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 13 assists. |
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