Third time lucky: Dziki Warszawa take down Newcastle Eagles
- Māris Noviks
- Oct 21
- 2 min read
Dziki Warszawa dominated in the second half and defeated Newcastle Eagles, 91-68, on Tuesday, October 21, at the Vertu arena in northern England.
Players of the game
Dontay Caruthers was recognized as the first ever Defensive Player of the Year in a vote by coaches, general managers and league executives on February 18, 2025.
Eight months later he led Dziki Warszawa to first win against the most decorated British club.
The University of Buffalo point guard scored 13 points on 6/7 shooting from the field and dished out a game high 12 assists.
Bennett Vander Plas joined with a team high 16 points.
A former Virginia Cavalier filled the stat sheet with seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.
Lukasz Frackiewicz had an excellent first half and scored 14 points in total.
Maceo Jack led the new look Eagles with a game high 21 points.
The University of Buffalo shooting guard shot 9/17 from the field, including a 3/5 effort from the three point line.
Key stats
Dziki Warszawa won the first half, 37-36, despite a mediocre shooting from the deep, 1/10.
They prevailed thanks to a better ball movement and aggressiveness in the paint.
Dziki Warszawa registered 26 assists on 35 field goals.
The Wild outscored the Eagles in the paint, 58-24.
Five Dziki players – Bennett Vander Plas, Lukasz Frackiewicz, Dontay Caruthers, Landrius Horton and Ody Oguama – scored in double figures.
Dziki won the second half, 54-32.
Game notes
Dziki Warszawa improved to 1-1, while Newcastle Eagles dropped to 0-1.
The Wild posted their first win against the Eagles, but trail in the all time series, 1-2.
Marco Legovich earned his first win in the ENBL.
Both teams previously met at the 2025 Glasora Final Four in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Newcastle Eagles earned a silver medal, while Dziki conquered bronze in their first European season.
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