Bakken Bears Aarhus continued their victory march, by delivering a 82-48 win over Keila Coolbet on Tuesday, October 15, at the Keila tervisekeskus in northern Estonia.
Players of the game
Jacob Polakovich led all scorers with 18 points.
A former University of Southern Indiana center grabbed nine rebounds in 22:04 minutes of play.
Terrence Hargrove also flirted with a double-double.
Saint Louis University graduate center had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Bakken Bears.
Sylvester Berg contributed with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Artem Kovalov replied with 16 points for the hosts.
Ukrainian center grabbed nine boards.
Saimon Sutt dropped 11 points.
Tautvydas Kupštas checked out with six points and 10 rebounds.
Key stats
Bakken Bears rocked in the paint, 52-14.
Aarhus big men – Polakovich, Hargrove and Berg – combined for 45 points.
Keila Coolbet shot 22 percent from the field, including 16 percent from the three point line.
Bakken Bears shot 45 percent.
Game notes
Bakken Bears improved to 2-0, while Keila Coolbet dropped to 0-1.
The Bears have a 2-0 record against Estonian teams in 2024.
Anders Sommer and his men are on a 6-0 winning streak in all competitions.
Keila Coolbet are yet to win their first game on the home floor – they posted two away wins at Valmiera and Brno last season.
There are two teams in Keila this season.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
STANDINGS, as of October 15, 2024
Group A
Valmiera Glass ViA 3-0, +42
CSO Voluntari 1-0, +20
BK Opava 1-0, +15
Dziki Warszawa 1-1, -4
Spišski Rytieri 1-1, -20
Donar Groningen 0-2, -19
Spartak Pleven 0-2, -30
Tartu Ulikool 0-1, -4
Newcastle Eagles
Group B
Bakken Bears 2-0, +45
Legia Warszawa 2-0, +33
Bamberg Baskets 1-0, +15
Inter Bratislava 1-0, +2
Dinamo Bucharest 0-2, -18
Basket Brno 0-1, -2
Bristol Flyers 0-1, -11
Fyllingen Lions 0-1, -30
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -34
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