U18 Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul picked up its maiden victory in the EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT Qualifying Tournament Coin by fighting past host side U18 Unicaja Malaga 75-67. Dora Doruk scored 19 points to lead Darussafaka, which is playing at the ANGT for the first time. Yavuz Gultekin collected 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks as Darussafaka finished group play at 1-2. The Istanbul side will play next for seventh place against the fourth placed team from Group B. Unicaja had already booked its spot in the final before the game and dropped to 2-1 despite Ignacio Rosa collecting 11 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Unicaja will face off against U18 Real Madrid in the final Sunday at 3pm CET.

Luis Garcia picked up five quick points for Unicaja while Furkan Cevikel had three points at the other end and the score was 9-9. Pablo Fernandez nailed a three-pointer for Unicaja to start a 3-12 surge, ending the first quarter with the host side up 12-21. Darussafaka fought back into the game as Gultekin scored eight points in a 16-3 run to go up 28-26. Unicaja answered with the next four points and led 32-34 at intermission. A Rosa dunk extended the lead to 34-39 but Darussafaka responded with the next seven points to move ahead 41-39. Mert Akay picked up four points to keep Darussafaka up 47-44 only to see Jesus Carralero and Jesus Castillo both knock down three-pointers as Unicaja opened a 49-54 gap. Doruk finished the third quarter with a three-pointer and the score was 52-54 after 30 minutes. Doruk scored five points in helping Darussafaka push the lead to 61-54 early in the fourth quarter. Doruk added a three-pointer and converted a three-point play as the advantage grew to 68-60. The margin was still 70-64 with 1:19 minutes left and Doruk added two more free throws with 45 seconds to help secure the win.