Ub Huishan NE win FIBA 3x3 World Tour Debrecen 2024

DEBRECEN (Hungary) - Ub Huishan NE (SRB) returned to form as they defeated Miami (USA) 21 - 18 to win the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Debrecen on September 1. 

The Serbians were clinical from the start as they went unbeaten on their way to the final. They would face three-manned Miami who had been equally dominant on their side of the bracket. 

Strahinja Stojacic and Nenad Nerandzic connected early to tip the scoring for the Serbian side but the on-fire Dylan Travis got things going for Miami. The undermanned American side made it a battle early on with physical defense but Ub did well to establish their inside presence. Both teams found success from deep as well, making big twos early. 

It was a back-and-forth matchup between the two colossal sides with scores tied at 10-10 halfway into the contest. James Parrott was the one to take over at the stage, making huge twos in quick succession to give Miami a 4-point lead. 

Ub fired back, however with inside buckets before Stojacic tied things up with a two. He struck again from deep before Travis answered back with the same. Scores tied at 18-18, Dejan Majstorovic made a crucial two. They got the win thanks to a goaltending violation, handing Ub their second stop win of the season. 

Stojacic was once again lethal on both ends of the floor for the Serbian Giants as he had himself a 30-point tournament, including 7 in the final against Miami. He also led the competition in player value with 59.1. His efforts would earn him yet another MVP accolade. 

In the individual contests, Plunge’s Ignas Razutis won the Maurice Lacroix shoot-out contest while Kristaps Dargais won the Maurice Lacroix dunk contest.

STANDINGS

1. Ub Huishan NE
2. Miami
3. Riffa
4. Utrecht
5. Liman
6. Vienna
7. Amsterdam
8. Warsaw Lotto 
9. Plunge
10. Mataro Pando
11. Debrecen
12. Podgorica Kodio
13. Montreux
14. Split Sportko

The World Tour returns on September 21-22 in Shanghai