Eleven players score in the first half, Iraklis BC clear first hurdle
- marisnoviks
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Iraklis BC used a strong start to defeat TalTech/ALEXELA, 76-63, and advance to the 2026 quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 11, at the Ivanofeio arena in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Players of the game
Wednesday`s game was about team effort for Iraklis BC.
Eleven players scored in the first half – no one in double digits.
Dimitris Moraitis – 2026 ENBL Defensive Player of the Year – registered two steals.
Justin Edler-Davis took over in the second half.
A former California State University at Bakersfield shooting guard finished with 18 points.
Lance Ware and Josiah Strong added 13 and 11 points respectively.
Taavi Jurkatamm was the top scorer for TalTech/ALEXELA.
Big man had 13 points.
Ran Andre Pehka – son of Rauno Pehka – added 12 points.
Key stats
Iraklis BC held TalTech/ALEXELA to 25 points in the first half.
The Greeks outrebounded visitors in the first 20 minutes, 31-17.
TalTech/ALEXELA improved everything in the second half but never cut the deficit to single digits.
Game notes
Iraklis BC improved to 8-1, while TalTech/ALEXELA dropped to 4-5.
The Greeks are 5-0 on the home floor.
Hit list includes Newcastle Eagles, Spartak Pleven, Dziki Warszawa, Go+ Peja and TalTech/ALEXELA.
TalTech/ALEXELA are 2-3 on the road.
They won at the Fyllingen Lions and at the Bristol Flyers.
The Estonians quadrupled their win count after a 1-5 record in their debut season – achievement worth to be proud.
Iraklis BC have a 103-80 record in European competitions.
Iraklis BC will face ambitious Dziki Warszawa in the best-of-two home and away quarterfinal series.
2026 ENBL playoffs | local time | CET
Wednesday, March 4
(7) Dziki Warszawa 97-84 Valmiera Glass ViA (10)
Tuesday, March 10
(3) CSO Voluntari 99-74 Slovan Bratislava (14)
(8) Donar Groningen 103-86 BK Opava (9)
(5) Manchester Basketball 94-92 Dubrava Zagreb (12)
Wednesday, March 11
(2) Iraklis BC 76-63 TalTech/ALEXELA (15)
(1) SYNTAINICS MBC – BK Olomoucko (16)
(6) Tindastoll – Riga Zelli (11)
Thursday, March 12
19:15 | 19:15 (4) Dinamo Zagreb walkover vs SIGAL Prishtina (13)
March 17-April 2, quarterfinals
Best-of-two, home and away series
April 21-23, Final Four
Location and final dates to be confirmed
2026 ENBL playoffs and bracket
Live blog: the playoffs are coming
Bring Final 4 in Thessaloniki,Iraklis is most commercial team in this league.