NEWSHosts Serbia & Montenegro were crowned U18 men's champions of Europe on Sunday evening as they beat Turkey 78-61 in the final.
The home team never lost control of a match they dominated more or less from the outset and, although they never gave up, the Turks could never quite get back on terms. |
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Serbia & Montenegro's Dragan Labovic was awarded tournament MVP honours, following his side's final defeat of Turkey at the U18 European Championship in Belgrade on Sunday.
Labovic had a game high 21 points in Serbia & Montenegro's 78-61 victory over Turkey, along with 6 rebounds. |
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More HeadlinesHosts Serbia & Montenegro will play Turkey in Sunday's U18 European Championship Men final.
The home side dispatched Italy 77-64 in their semi-final in front of 6000 fans while the Turks edged Spain 78-77 in the other match. |
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Serbia & Montenegro beat Spain with something to spare, prevailing 70-54.
The Spaniards started well and took the first quarter 18-14 but the host nation dominated the second which they took 22-8 for a 36-26 half-time lead in the Group F fixture. |
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