Landstede Hammers Zwolle saved the best for the last and signed off the debut season with a 56-52 road win over Bakken Bears Aarhus on Tuesday, February 13, at the Sparekassen Danmark basketball center.
Players of the game
Visitors did amazing job, especially in defense.
Noah Dickerson finished the game with 12 points and nine rebounds.
A former Washington Huskie power forward had two steals and one blocked shot.
Coen Stolk also scored 12 points.
Zwolle captain registered five rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Darius Quisenberry checked out with 11 points and three rebounds.
DeAndre Pinckney led Bakken Bears with 10 points on 4/8 shooting from the field and 1/3 from the charity stripe.
Ryan Evans and Darko Jukič added 10 points each.
Key stats
It turned out to be a lowest scoring game in ENBL history.
Both teams combined for 55 points in the first half and only 53 points in the second half.
Landstede Hammers held the Bears to 23 points in the second half.
Bakken Bears shot 31 percent from the field (22/69), including 10 percent from the three point line (3/29).
Landstede Hammers went 5/22 from the deep, making 22 percent of their three point field goal attempts.
Least points scored
Svendborg 41 January 9, 2024, Tartu 83-41 Svendborg
Prishtina 50 November 27, 2022, KB Sigal Prishtina 50-61 Kalev/Cramo
Aarhus 52 February 13, 2024, Aarhus 52-56 Zwolle
Liepāja 53 October 19, 2021, Liepāja 53-61 Tartu
Valmiera 55 December 1, 2021, Tartu 65-55 Valmiera
Liepāja 55 February 9, 2022, Anwil 116-55 Liepāja
Lowest scoring game
108 points, Aarhus 52-56 Zwolle (February 13, 2024)
111 points, Prishtina 50-61 Kalev/Cramo (November 27, 2022)
114 points, Liepāja 53-61 Tartu (October 19, 2021)
Game notes
Landstede Hammers improved to 4-3, while Bakken Bears dropped to 5-2.
Jean Marc Jaumin and his men won three consecutive games to finish with a winning record.
Landstede Hammers are 2-2 in the ENBL road games.
The 2024 Toto Basketball Cup finalists missed out the playoffs due to a 0-2 record against Tartu and Bristol.
Uniclub Casino Juventus won the Group A, despite losing the home game against Bakken Bears.
Juventus and Bakken Bears will learn their playoff opponents in a few hours.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube live stream
Format
Four best teams from each group will qualify for the playoffs (A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1).
The 2024 playoffs – home and away, best-of-two series – will take place from February 15 until March 26.
The 2024 Final Four will take place on April 9-10.
Standings, as of February 13, 2024
Group A
Uniclub Casino Juventus 6-1 (+104) Qualified
Bakken Bears Aarhus 5-2 (+65) Qualified
Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits 4-3 (+22) Qualified
Bristol Flyers 4-3 (+62) Qualified
Landstede Hammers Zwolle 4-3 (-32)
Polski Cukier Start Lublin 3-4 (-3)
Svendborg Rabbits 1-6 (-156)
Spartak Pleven 1-6 (-62)
Group B
Šiauliai 6-1 (+80) Qualified
CSO Voluntari 6-1 (+87) Qualified
Royal Liège Basket 4-3 (+37)
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles 4-2 (+28) Qualified
Zastal Zielona Gora 4-2 (+5)
Keila Coolbet 2-5 (-47)
Basket Brno 1-6 (-76)
Valmiera Glass ViA 0-7 (-114)