Three seconds separated Penya from glory. Its being or not to be depended on a distant triple and in bad position of Ðorđević, and in the end it could not be. The newly created European League flew to Belgrade, while the blacks were left desolate on the court of the Abdi pavilion İpekçi. In this way, Partizan continues the successful path of Yugoslav teams in the European Cup, after the three consecutive titles previously won by KK Split. On the other hand, the defeat of Joventut is also the third consecutive final lost by a Spanish team.

The keys to the triumph of the team directed by Željko Obradović are to be found in the attacking success of its two stars (Danilović with 25 points and Ðorđević with 23) and a very hard defense that bound Joventut. La Penya never knew how to exploit his theoretical superiority in the inner game, where a veteran player like Corny Thompson did not get even one of his seven basket throws.

And that the Joventut had started the game well, and based on running took the initiative on the scoreboard (3-9, min. 6). But it soon became clear that Partizan was not willing to give anything away, and entered into a dynamic of great equality that lasted almost all the first half. In the 9th minute, with 15-15 on the scoreboard, the great star of Partizan, Danilović, committed his third personal foul and had to leave the track. However, his team not only did not resent his absence, but even went on to take the lead (25-23). In Joventut, Rafa Jofresa also committed his third personal foul and was replaced by his brother Thomas, who made a good defense on Ðorđević and contributed with eight points to keep a score level. However, a stretch of Partizan in the last two minutes of the first half took the score of a 33-33 to 40-34 which reached the break, which did not bode well in the second half for the interests green and black.

After the restart, Partizan’s speed and good play led them to their maximum advantage (53-43, min. 27) after Danilović will culminate a counterattack with a two-handed mate. At the time Lolo Sainz asked for time out to try and get his men to react, which he did partially because, while Tomas Jofresa and Pressley were in the driver’s seat, Thompson and Villacampa were still unlucky in attack. Even so, the Penyareaccionó and, thanks to a triple Pressley, again put ahead (60-61, min. 34). After completing the comeback, the Joventut even came to stand three points ahead with a triple of Thomas Jofresa for lack of just 1’56» (65-68) and then enjoyed a possession to extend its advantage, but Pressley missed a relatively simple tray, and in the next attack of Partizan a new pitch from beyond the 6.25 Ðorđević returned to place the equality on the scoreboard (68-68).

The match enters its last minute in the middle of a great equality and a general state of nervousness in all players. With 37 seconds to go, still with a tie at 68 on the scoreboard, Villacampa’s pulse trembled in a 1+1, although Morales captured the rebound and managed to eliminate Danilović in passing for personal. Again the Penya wasted free throws, but the ball returned to his hands and Tomas Jofresa scored in a suicidal entry with 10 seconds left. The Joventut caressed the glory, he had it in his hands… but in front they had a group of Yugoslavian players, and these seem to be made of a special paste. With three seconds to go, an incredible triple of Ðorđević, after crossing the entire track and throwing in a forced position with two defenders on top, ended the illusions verdinegras. Neither the bench nor the green-black players knew how to react to this last attack of Partizan with a foul in midfield that would have left all the responsibility of a «1+1» in the hands of Ðorđević and at least one last possession for Joventut. With a few seconds to play and the black-and-white players in a state of shock after the triple assassin of Ðorđević, Pressley could not even try a pitch from half track and the game ended in the midst of the indescribable joy of Yugoslavian players and fans.