Austin Luke hits a game winning three pointer at Bristol Flyers
- Māris Noviks
- 16 hours ago
- 2 min read
The last 15 seconds in regulation brought two lead changes as a game winning three pointer by Austin Luke lifted Donar Groningen over Bristol Flyers, 70-69, on Wednesday, October 8, at the packed SGS College arena in southern England.
Players of the game
Donar Groningen and Bristol Flyers posted multiple wins at the start of the season.
Wednesday offered a chance to double the win count in the ENBL.
Both teams delivered a thrilling basketball spectacle but one play stood out the most.
Austin Luke made a game winning three pointer to silence Bristol fans, 70-69.
A former Belmont University point guard missed his first four attempts from the deep.
Trust your instinct, trust your shot – it pays off.
Austin finished with nine points, five assists and nine turnovers.
Evan Taylor (Vanderbilt 2024) scored a team high 16 points for Donar Groningen.
Carlton Linguard Junior (University of San Francisco 2025) had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Dane Erikstrup (Washington State 2025) posted another double-double, finishing with 11 points and 11 boards.
Will Yoakum shined again for the Bristol Flyers.
Nova Southeastern University standout scored a game high 17 points.
Key stats
Joe Anderson missed his first six shots and hit seventh with 15 seconds left.
His go-ahead three put the Bristol Flyers in front, 67-69.
Joe Anderson and Austin Luke were 0/9 from the deep with less than 30 seconds left.
Anderson ended his drought just in time.
So did Luke as his game winner went in, 70-69.
What a finish!
Game notes
Donar Groningen improved to 2-1, while Bristol Flyers dropped to 1-1.
Andreas Kapoulas and Bristol won five consecutive games in the ENBL.
On Wednesday, this streak came to an end.
Meanwhile, Jason Dourisseau and his Donarauts posted back-to-back wins.
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ENBL standings as of October 8, 2025 | without tie-breakers
Sigal Prishtina 2-0, +16
Donar Groningen 2-1, +19
Bristol Flyers 1-1, +11
TalTech Alexela 1-2, -43
CSO Voluntari 1-0, +40
Syntainics MBC 1-0, +27
Tindastoll 1-0, +24
Valmiera Glass/ViA 1-0, +4
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Riga Zelli 1-0, +2
Spartak Pleven 1-0, +1
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Dubrava Zagreb 0-1, -1
Dziki Warszawa 0-1, -2
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -4
Brussels Basketball 0-1, -5
Gimle Basket 0-1, -11
Slovan Bratislava 0-1, -24
Fyllingen Lions 0-1, -40
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