Newcastle Eagles turn the tide to defeat Dubrava Zagreb
- marisnoviks
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Newcastle Eagles erased a 16 points deficit in the second half to defeat Dubrava Zagreb, 82-77, and maintain their playoff hopes alive on Tuesday, January 27, at the Vertu arena in northern England.
Players of the game
Deion Hammond led Newcastle Eagles with 23 points on 9/18 shooting from the field.
A former Monmouth University guard went 5/6 from the floor in the second half, including 2/3 from the three point line.
Hammond sank five threes in total, and added one steal.
Maceo Jack had 20 points on 8/13 shooting from the floor.
He went 4/6 from the three point line, including 2/3 after the break.
Ray`Sean Taylor added firepower from the bench, as he scored 16 points – all in the second half.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville graduate guard contributed with three assists and three steals.
Lovro Gnjidic led Dubrava Zagreb with 16 points.
Point guard checked out with six rebounds and seven assists.
Key stats
The teams were tied after the first 10 minutes of play, 26-26.
Newcastle Eagles struggled offensively in the second quarter, and shot 30 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, 11/36.
Dubrava Zagreb shot 57 percent in the first half, 15/26, for a 36-46 lead.
The Eagles improved virtually everything after the break.
Deion Hammond, Maceo Jack and Ray`Sean Taylor were unstoppable in offense.
Eagles trio combined for 38 points in the second half.
Newcastle Eagles outscored Dubrava, 26-12, in the final 10 minutes.
Game notes
Newcastle Eagles improved to 2-5, while Dubrava Zagreb dropped to 3-4.
The Eagles posted their first on court victory of the season.
It happened three days after Go+ Peja received a forfeit for a canceled home game scheduled on February 11.
Marc Steutel and his men are 1-2 on the home floor before hosting BK Olomoucko on February 6.
Dubrava Zagreb are 0-4 on the road after losses at Spartak Pleven, BK Olomoucko, Dziki Warszawa and Newcastle.
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ENBL standings as of January 27, 2026 | without tie-breakers
Syntainics MBC 6-0, +126 Q
Iraklis BC 6-1, +103 Q
CSO Voluntari 6-1, +86 Q
Dinamo Zagreb 6-1, +26 Q
Dziki Warszawa 5-2, +99 Q
Manchester 5-2, +68 Q
Tindastoll 5-2, +64 Q
BK Opava 5-2, +42 Q
Donar Groningen 5-3, +46 Q
Valmiera 4-2, +4
Olomoucko 4-2, +2
Riga Zelli 4-3, -2
Sigal Prishtina 4-4, +13
TalTech Alexela 3-3, +4
Brussels Basketball 3-4, +22
Dubrava Zagreb 3-4, +12
Slovan Bratislava 3-4, -7
Bristol Flyers 3-4, -9
Spartak Pleven 3-4, -27
Newcastle Eagles 2-5, -52
Alkar Sinj 1-5, -79
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-6, -46
Fyllingen Lions 1-6, -132
Gimle Basket 1-7, -123
Keila Coolbet 1-7, -105
Go+ Peja 1-7, -135 F
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