Alijah Comithier makes a series winner for Dziki with 0.8 seconds left

Māris Noviks

3 days ago

Updated: 2 days ago

Bamberg Baskets turned the tables around, erased 21 points deficit and won the second game, 91-72, but lost the quarterfinal series at the hands of Dziki Warszawa, 165-167, on Wednesday, March 18, at the Brose Arena in southern Germany.

Players of the game

2638 fans arrived to the Brose Arena to witness a thrilling basketball spectacle.

Home town favorites rebounded after a 74-95 loss at Warsaw with three straight home victories against Frankfurt Skyliners, Bayern Munich and Dziki.

It wasn`t enough this time.

With series tied at 165 and 3.7 seconds left to play, Krzysztof Szablowski called a timeout for the visitors.

Dziki newcomer Alijah Comithier hit a difficult jumper to regain a two points aggregate lead for Polish team.

Emporia State University graduate guard played his first ENBL game and made a series winning shot.

Comithier finished the game with a team high 18 points on 7/8 shooting inside the three point line.

He scored 13 points in the second half.

Mateusz Szlachetka added 14 points, with eight of them coming after the break.

John Fulkerson and Andre Wesson checked out with 12 points each.

KeyShawn Feazell scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half for Bamberg Baskets.

Creighton University star forward went 7/8 from the field, including a perfect 3/3 from the deep.

Ibrahim Watson-Boye ended campaign with 16 points on stellar 5/6 shooting from the field and 4/4 from the charity stripe.

Noah Locke had 15 points.

Ronaldo Segu posted 11 points, seven assists and three steals.

Key stats

Dziki Warszawa jumped in front for a 3-7 lead and a 77-102 (+25) lead on aggregate after a three pointer by Nikola Radicevič.

Fast forward 16 minutes later and Bamberg Baskets took a 47-31 advantage at the half, while still trailing in the series, 121-126 (-5).

The Bears recovered thanks to 60 percent shooting from the floor, capped by back-to-back three pointers from Noah Locke.

Dziki shot 50 percent at the half but turned the ball over more often, 9-13.

The 2024 ENBL finalist KeyShawn Feazell entered conversation in the third quarter, knocking down two triples.

A solid offensive production by the whole team extended Bamberg Baskets lead up to 70-45 and 144-140 on aggregate with 12:44 to go.

It was far from over as Alijah Comithier tied the series at 144, and Mateusz Szlachetka regained a two points overall lead for the Polish team, 144-146, with 10:52 left.

Teams exchanged baskets at the end of the third quarter, 72-53, and 146-148 on aggregate.

KeyShawn Feazell and Noah Locke continued to make big plays to keep Bamberg hopes alive.

The series went down to the wire, with Bamberg Baskets leading, 85-63 and 159-158, with a little more than three minutes left in regulation.

Moritz Krimmer once more tied the series at 165, after a pass by Ibrahim Watson-Boye with 3.7 seconds left.

The game clock was reset from 0.4 to 0.8 seconds after a jumper by Alijah Comithier.

Noah Locke missed the last attempt for Bamberg Baskets.

Game notes

Bamberg Baskets improved to 8-2, while Dziki Warszawa dropped to 7-3.

Bavarian club didn`t advanced to its second Final Four of 2025, after reaching final at the German Cup Top Four.

Anton Gavel and Bamberg Baskets finished with a 5-0 record on the home floor.

Dziki Warszawa will face the most decorated British club, Newcastle Eagles, in a second semifinal on April 8.

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