NEWSSerbia & Montenegro captured their first U20 European Championships title since 1998 as it beat tournament hosts Turkey 64-58.
Tadija Dragicevic made a free throw with 15 seconds left to give Serbia & Montenegro a four-point lead, and Nikola Pekovic dunked just before the final buzzer for the final score-line. |
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Nenad Mijatovic made four free throws in the final 19 seconds as Serbia & Montenegro beat Italy 89-83 in double overtime to reach the final of the Ostchem U20 European Championship Men.
Mijatovic and Nikola Pekovic combined for 44 points for Miroslav Nikolic's team, who will play in Sunday's final against either Slovenia or hosts Turkey, who were playing the other semi-final later Saturday. |
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More HeadlinesNikola Dragovic scored 10 of his 14 points in overtime as Serbia & Montenegro beat Slovenia 85-78 to move into the semi-finals of the U-20 European Championship as Group E winners.
Milenko Tepic saved Miroslav Nikolic's Serbia & Montenegro side by hitting three free throws with three seconds remaining in regulation to force the extra session. |
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Serbia & Montenegro turned on the defensive clamps to beat France 60 58 in the quarter-final round and remain undefeated at the Ostchem U 20 European Championships.
Ivan Paunic made just one of two free throws with nine seconds left but France's Benoit Gillet missed a game-winning three-pointer attempt at the buzzer. |
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