What a rollercoaster! Newcastle Eagles wasted a 14 points lead but finished the game on a 8-0 run to defeat relentless Donar Groningen, 67-63, on Tuesday, November 5, at the Vertu Motors arena in northern England.
Players of the game
De`Sean Allen-Eikens stole the ball with 54 seconds left.
California State University at Northridge graduate scored the last four points for the Eagles.
Allen-Eikens finished the game with 17 points on great 8/11 shooting from the field.
He added a team high seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Mike Okauru tied the game at 63.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington shooting guard also scored 17 points.
He shot 6/14 from the field and 4/5 from the charity stripe.
Seneca Knight started the final 8-0 run and finished with 12 points on nice 5/8 shooting from the field.
James Karnik from Boston College had a monstrous game for Donar Groningen.
Canadian-Czech center set a new ENBL record with 23 rebounds.
Karnik scored 13 points and blocked four shots in all around effort.
Zach Harvey dropped 16 points on 5/15 shooting from the field and a perfect 5/5 from the free throw line.
University of California at Santa Barbara swingman registered three steals too.
Rebounds | ENBL records
James Karnik 23 November 5, 2024, Newcastle 67-63 Donar
Dean Mickelson 21 December 2, 2021, Valmiera 77-79 Brno
Kahliel Spear 18 October 8, 2024, Valmiera 81-78 Donar OT
Noah Dickerson 16 October 31, 2023, Zwolle 77-62 Svendborg
Hameir Wright 16 November 8, 2023, Svendborg 62-102 Lublin
Kevin Tumba 16 January 23, 2024, Newcastle 100-92 Liège
Key stats
Newcastle Eagles held Donar to 34 percent in the first half, including 12 percent from the deep.
Tyneside boys had a 39-28 lead at the half.
They had a 14 points advantage but Donar never gave up.
Groningen outrebounded Newcastle 7-21 on the offensive end, thanks to James Karnik.
Donar center grabbed 13 offensive rebounds.
Filip Brankovič and Kjeld Zuidema gave a 57-62 lead for Donar with 02.43 left.
The visitors didn`t scored a single field goal the rest of the way.
Game notes
Newcastle Eagles improved to 3-0, while Donar Groningen dropped to 0-4.
Marc Steutel and his men are 2-0 at the Vertu Motors arena.
Donar Groningen are 0-3 on the road.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
STANDINGS, as of November 5, 2024
Group A
Valmiera Glass ViA 4-0, +60
Newcastle Eagles 3-0, +25
Dziki Warszawa 3-1, +43
CSO Voluntari 2-0, +26
BK Opava 2-1, +6
Spišski Rytieri 1-3, -59
Donar Groningen 0-4, -29
Tartu Ulikool 0-3, -28
Spartak Pleven 0-3, -44
Group B
Bakken Bears 3-0, +63
Bamberg Baskets 3-0, +51
Inter Bratislava 3-0, +10
Legia Warszawa 3-1, +34
Bristol Flyers 0-3, -28
Dinamo Bucharest 0-3, -36
Fyllingen Lions 0-2, -32
Keila Coolbet 0-2, -60
Basket Brno 0-1, -2
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