Game 1 of the finals are done and 5 teams took one step closer to winning their league title.
EBBL
Arsenal 98 shot 52% from 3 on their way to a 50 point win in game 1 of the EBBL finals against London Whales. Alexis Gaganiaras and Yiorgis Achristos both scored 20 points in the win, while Whales star Dexter Barral had a game high 25. London Whales are going to need a big improvement if they want to turn this series around.
Game 3 in the Gauson vs BC Zalgiris series went to the home team as they won 106-79. SG Christopher Cummins top scored for Gauson with 24 points as he looked to impress the NT manager after his call up prior to the game. SF Eric Villamore had a strong game for Zalgiris with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists but it wasn’t enough. Gauson survive for at least another season in the EBBL.
Division II.1
Allll stars took command of the series with an away 108-73 win over Follow_me. Follow_me’s offence struggled, shooting only 33% from the field and 13% from 3. Allll stars now head home looking to close out the series and win promotion to the EBBL.
Division II.2
Borac Basket defeated Lancaster City 94-82 to take home court advantage in a potential series ending game 2. 6 Borac players scored double figures in the win as Lancaster couldn’t handle the balanced attack. Svyatoslav Senichev had a great game with 39 points for Lancaster. Lancaster had 22 blocks as a team but it was the outside offence of Borac that won them the game.
Division II.3
MexicanTaxiDriver continued their unbeaten season with a 115-90 win over PONTIOPOYLA. MexicanTaxiDriver were led by a combined 53 points on 20-26 shooting from Itzik Tamir and Tivadar Pap. PONTIOPOYLA’s big duo both had double doubles in the loss. MexicanTaxiDriver are 1 win away from a return to the EBBL and an unbeaten season.
Division II.4
CWA Fury took a step closer to a return to the EBBL as the won game 1 against BC Newmarketas 86-74. In a closely fought game, CWA were able to come out on top as Ian Quigley had a game high 24 points.