Last two games of the regular season to be played on Wednesday, February 5. The quarterfinal pairs will be set after a game between Tartu Ulikool and Newcastle Eagles. Fyllingen Lions will host Bamberg Baskets.
Tartu Ulikool vs Newcastle Eagles
Series history: Tartu Ulikool Maks&Moorits (2-5) will face Newcastle Eagles (6-1) for the first time.
Tartu will finish in the sixth place in Group A, regardless of outcome.
Newcastle Eagles will top Group A with a win.
The Eagles will finish second with a loss.
Key matchup: Omar el-Sheikh averages 13.0 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists for Tartu.
Arkansas State University big man shoots 63.0 percent from the two point line and 44.4 percent from the three point line.
De`Sean Allen-Eikens averages 12.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
California State University at Northridge graduate forward shoots 48.2 percent from the two point line and 41.2 percent from the three point line.
National championships: Tartu Ulikool Maks&Moorits are 14-8 at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league.
VEF Rīga are in the first place with 17 wins and two losses.
Kalev/Cramo have a 17-4 record, followed by Rīgas Zeļļi (17-5) and Valmiera Glass ViA (14-7).
Tartu Ulikool defeated Keila Coolbet, 96-66, on January 31.
Newcastle Eagles are 7-7 at the SuperLeague Basketball regular season.
The Eagles, fresh off SLB Trophy triumph, won at Manchester, 89-85, on February 2.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Hendrik Laas (Estonia) – Estonian KML and Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee from 2016; has worked at the Estonia and Latvia league 2024 Final Four.
Umpire 1: Jonpaul Heron (United Kingdom) – Basketball England referee from 2010, British Basketball league referee from 2020.
Umpire 2: Egert Tiidor (Estonia) – a referee from 2015; Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee from 2020 being only 21 years old then; has worked at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league playoffs; has participated at the the FIBA camp Kortrijk in December 2024.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on Facebook Live
Fyllingen Lions vs Bamberg Baskets
Series history: Fyllingen Lions (1-6) will face Bamberg Baskets (6-1) for the first time.
Bamberg Baskets have secured the second place in Group B.
Fyllingen Lions will finish in eighth place with a win.
Key matchup: Dashawn Davis averages 23.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists for Fyllingen Lions.
Mississippi State University graduate guard shoots 48.6 percent from the two point line and 30.8 percent from the three point line.
Ronaldo Segu averages 14.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists for Bamberg Baskets.
University of Buffalo guard shoots 62.5 percent from the two point line and 35.7 percent from the three point line.
National championships: Fyllingen Lions are 20-3 at the BLNO.
Bergen team are on a eight game winning streak, including seven wins in the BLNO.
Fyllingen Lions won at Nidaros Jets, 83-48, on February 1, and defeated Ammerud Basket, 75-73, on February 2.
Bamberg Baskets are 7-11 at the Basketball Bundesliga.
Bamberg won at a higher ranked Syntainics Weissenfels, 87-69, on February 1.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Sturle Sand (Norway) – national referee from 2007, FIBA referee 2017-2023, national referee from 2023.
Umpire 1: Michal Chrakowiecki (Poland) – PLK referee from 2012, FIBA referee from 2019; has worked at the PLK playoffs and finals.
Umpire 2: Simon Nordeide (Norway) – has refereed three years in Australia, 2010-2013, at the QBL (second highest level in Australia); national referee from 2009, including BLNO finals in 2022 and 2023, semifinals in 2024; has worked at the Nordic Championship four times and attended FIBA camps in Bulgaria.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube stream
STANDINGS, as of February 4, 2025
Group A
CSO Voluntari 6-2, +153 Qualified
Dziki Warszawa 6-2, +81 Qualified
Valmiera Glass ViA 6-2, +51 Qualified
Newcastle Eagles 6-1, +50 Qualified
BK Opava 5-3, -24
Tartu Ulikool 2-5, -62
Donar Groningen 2-6, -27
Spartak Pleven 1-7, -105
Spišski Rytieri 1-7, -117
Group B
Inter Bratislava 8-0, +41 Qualified
Bamberg Baskets 6-1, +86 Qualified
Legia Warszawa 6-2, +50 Qualified
Bakken Bears 4-4, +56 Qualified
Bristol Flyers 4-4, +5
Basket Brno 3-5, -26
Dinamo Bucharest 2-6, -44
Keila Coolbet 1-7, -78
Fyllingen Lions 1-6, -89
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