A night of records and third win at home for Manchester Basketball
- marisnoviks
- Dec 17, 2025
- 3 min read
Manchester Basketball tied a league record in three pointers made and made a huge step towards playoffs thanks to a 112-92 win over BK Opava on Tuesday, December 16, at the National Basketball Performance Centre in central England.
Players of the game
Jordan Johnson exploded and scored a season high 34 points for Manchester Basketball.
A Memphis native shot 10/13 from the field and a perfect 10/10 from the charity stripe.
The University of New Orleans guard went 4/7 from the three point line and 6/6 inside the arc.
Kaiyem Cleary scored 17 of his 25 points in the first quarter.
Manchester native shot 6/12 from the three point line.
Wesley Person Junior led BK Opava with 23 points.
October MVP shot 5/15 from the field and a flawless 13/13 from the free throw line.
Šimon Puršl had 21 points.
Key stats
The first half was the one to remember as both teams combined for 120 points – a new ENBL record.
CSO Voluntari and Slovan Bratislava (then Inter Bratislava) scored 117 points in the first half of the 2025 ENBL semifinal on April 8 at the Gopass arena.
Manchester took a 63-57 lead at the half.
The hosts shot 55 percent from the field, 39/70, and 45 percent from the three point line, 19/42.
Manchester tied the league record in three pointers made.
Kaiyem Cleary and Jordan Johnson combined for a 10/19 effort from the deep.
They matched entire BK Opava effort, 10/24.
BK Opava scored 38 points in the second quarter.
Three points made | ENBL records
19/37 Tindastoll 125-88 Gimle (October 14, 2025)
19/42 Manchester 112-92 Opava (December 16, 2025)
17/35 Anwil 116-55 Liepāja (February 9, 2022)
17/33 Trefl Sopot 92-100 Ironi Ness Ziona (December 1, 2022)
17/32 Olomoucko 55-101 Dziki (October 28, 2025)
Most points scored | ENBL records
125 October 14, 2025, Tindastoll 125-88 Gimle
118 January 28, 2025, Pleven 80-118 Voluntari
116 February 9, 2022, Anwil 116-55 Liepāja
113 January 7, 2025, Voluntari 113-64 Tartu
112 December 16, 2025, Manchester 112-92 Opava
Most points scored in quarter | ENBL records
43 Legia 102-72 Fyllingen (October 2, 2024)
38 Manchester 112-92 Opava (December 16, 2025)
37 Tindastoll 125-88 Gimle (October 14, 2025)
Most points scored in half | ENBL records
68 Inter 103-107 Voluntari (April 8, 2025)
66 Tindastoll 125-88 Gimle (October 14, 2025)
63 Manchester 112-92 Opava (December 16, 2025)
Game notes
Manchester Basketball improved to 4-2, while BK Opava dropped to 4-2.
Matthew Otten and his men are 3-1 on the home floor.
They are very close to the playoffs and may fight for a home court advantage in the first round.
BK Opava are 0-2 on the road.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of December 16, 2025 | without tie-breakers
CSO Voluntari 5-1, +81 Q
Syntainics MBC 4-0, +107
Iraklis BC 4-0, +54
Dziki Warszawa 4-1, +94
Tindastoll 4-1, +64
Dinamo Zagreb 4-1, +17
Manchester 4-2, +46
Donar Groningen 4-2, +40
BK Opava 4-2, +32
Sigal Prishtina 4-2, +21
Valmiera 3-1, +6
TalTech Alexela 3-2, +9
Riga Zelli 3-3, -10
Slovan Bratislava 3-4, -7
Olomoucko 2-2, -38
Dubrava Zagreb 2-3, +12
Brussels Basketball 2-3, +4
Spartak Pleven 2-3, -14
Bristol Flyers 2-3, -15
Go+ Peja 1-3, -33
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-4, -25
Alkar Sinj 1-4, -62
Gimle Basket 1-5, -80
Keila Coolbet 0-6, -97
Fyllingen Lions 0-6, -141
Newcastle Eagles 0-3, -65
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
2025-2026 ENBL schedule UPD12
2025 ENBL classification
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