European North Basketball League - Round-2-of-Quarter-Finals-Semifinals-are-set
Newcastle E. - Bakken 93-73
American forward DeSean Allen-Eikens (200-2000, college: CSUN) notched 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and guard Joshua Ward-Hibbert (196-1994) supported him with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Five Newcastle Eagles players scored in double figures. Even 21 points and 5 assists by American guard Skyler Bowlin (190-1989, college: MSSU) did not help to save the game for
Bakken. Forward Sylvester Pedersen (201-1998) added 13 points and 6 rebounds for the guests.
Top scorers:
Newcastle E.: D.Allen-Eikens 19+7reb+4ast, T.Pulliam 16+2reb+4ast, J.Ward-Hibbert 14+10reb, C.James 12+6reb+1ast, S.Knight 10+3reb, M.Okauru 10+1reb+4ast
Bakken: S.Bowlin 21+3reb+5ast, S.Pedersen 13+6reb+1ast, D.Jukic 10+4reb+5ast, T.Hargrove 9+4reb, U.King 8+8reb, E.Dambreville 7+2reb+2ast
Voluntari - Legia 102-87
Voluntarimade 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 53.3 percentage. The best player for the winners was American point guard Mike Caffey (183-1993, college: LBSU, agency: Players Group) who scored 21 points and 5 assists. The other American import forward Lewis Sullivan (201-1995, college: UAB, agency: BIG) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. American point guard Keifer Sykes (183-1993, college: Green Bay) produced 18 points and 4 assists and Serbian swingman Aleksa Radanov (201-1998) added 15 points and 5 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Voluntari: M.Caffey 21+1reb+5ast, K.Justice 16+1reb+3ast, L.Sullivan 15+5reb, L.Tohatan 15+2reb+3ast, A.Olah 10+3reb+1ast, J.Edler-Davis 10+3reb+1ast
Legia: K.Sykes 18+2reb+4ast, A.Radanov 15+4reb+5ast, E.Onu 14+3reb+1ast, M.Kolenda 13+1reb+1ast, K.McGusty 9+1reb, M.Wilczek 6+2reb+2ast
Bamberg - Dziki 91-72
The best player for the winners was American swingman Ibrahim Watson-Boye (196-1998, college: Dayton) who scored 16 points and 4 assists. The other American import forward KeyShawn Feazell (206-1998, college: Creighton) chipped in 19 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). American guard Alijah Comithier (201-2001, college: Emporia St.) produced 18 points and 4 steals and Serbian-Spanish guard Nikola Radicevic (195-1994) added 11 points respectively for the guests. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Bamberg: K.Feazell 19+1reb+1ast, M.Krimmer 16+4reb+1ast, I.Watson-Boye 16+2reb+4ast, N.Locke 15+3reb, R.Segu 11+1reb+7ast, C.Moller 5+4reb+1ast
Dziki: A.Comithier 18+3reb+2ast, M.Szlachetka 14+3ast, J.Fulkerson 12+4reb+1ast, A.Wesson 12+1reb+1ast, N.Radicevic 11+3reb+3ast, J.Mokros 3+1reb+1ast
Inter Bratislava - Valmiera Glass 85-79
American guard Dontay Caruthers (185-1995, college: Buffalo) scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Canadian Shamiel Stevenson (198-1998, college: Nebraska) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Inter Bratislava's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American Kahliel Spear (200-2000, college: RMU) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and Ukrainian Rostyslav Novitskyi (204-2000, college: Fordham) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Four
Valmiera Glassplayers scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Inter Bratislava: D.Caruthers 21+5reb+6ast, S.Stevenson 14+5reb+1ast, M.Szabo 13+6reb, I.Cousins 9+2reb+2ast, R.Gunn 8+2reb+4ast, S.Volarik 8+1reb
Valmiera Glass: R.Novitskyi 18+5reb+2ast, F.Policelli 15+8reb+1ast, K.Spear 13+10reb+7ast, M.Nuga 12+2reb+5ast, V.Kohs 7+4reb, E.Elksnis 6+1reb+2ast