Landstede Hammers Zwolle survived a three pointer rain in the third quarter and battled back to defeat Polski Cukier Start Lublin, 93-91, to secure the fifth place in Group A on Wednesday, February 7, at the Hala Globus in eastern Poland.
Play-offs picture
B1 Šiauliai vs Bristol Flyers A4
B2 CSO Voluntari vs Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits A3
B3 vs A2 tbd
B4 vs A1 tbd
Players of the game
Jack Pagenkopf hit a huge three pointer for the Landstede Hammers with 02:26 left.
He cut the gap to a single point, 86-87.
Forty five seconds later he did it again, 89-90.
It was the last field goal but the Hammers outscored Start from the free throw line.
A former Utah Tech guard finished the game with 17 points on 6/12 shooting from the field.
Pagenkopf went 4/8 from the three point line.
Zwolle guard added seven assists and two steals before he was fouled out.
Noah Dickerson finished the job for the Hammers.
A former Washington Huskies center had 15 points on 5/7 shooting from the court and very, very important 5/6 effort from the charity stripe.
Dickerson had eight rebounds and a game high +/- ratio 12.
Coen Stolk led all scorers with 22 points.
Small forward contributed with five rebounds and five assists.
Trey Wade was the go-to man for Polski Cukier Start Lublin.
A former Arkansas Razorback had 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
Liam O`Reilly posted 19 points, eight assists and three steals.
Tomislav Gabrič scored 12 points on 4/6 shooting from the three point line.
Key stats
Landstede Hammers started strong and increased their lead up to 12 points at the half, 49-37.
Polski Cukier Start Lublin scored seven (!) three pointers in the third quarter to regain initiative, 65-69.
Artur Gronek`s team stayed in the lead, however, the Hammers were in a hunting mode.
Two daggers by Pagenkopf turned the tide as the hosts didn`t converted a single field goal after that.
Landstede Hammers eventually went 15/37 from the three point line, compared to 15/33 for Start.
ENBL record stands at 17 three pointers.
Game notes
Landstede Hammers Zwolle improved to 3-3, while Polski Cukier Start Lublin dropped to 3-4.
The Hammers have secured the fifth place in Group A but may finish with a winning record.
Polski Cukier Start Lublin ended their second ENBL campaign with the sixth place.
Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits finished in the third place, thanks to a Zwolle win.
Bristol Flyers are in the fourth place.
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 20.
The 2024 Final Four will take place on April 9-10.
Standings, as of February 7, 2024
Group A
Uniclub Casino Juventus 6-1 (+104) Qualified
Bakken Bears Aarhus 5-1 (+69) Qualified
Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits 4-3 (+22) Qualified
Bristol Flyers 4-3 (+62) Qualified
Landstede Hammers Zwolle 3-3 (-36)
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)