Dziki Warszawa outscored Bamberg Baskets in the fourth quarter, 31-16, to post a convincing 95-74 win in the game one of the 2025 ENBL quarterfinal series on Wednesday, March 5, at the Hala Kolo in Polish capital.
Players of the game
Janari Joesaar led Dziki Warszawa with 19 points on 6/10 shooting from the field and 5/7 from the free throw line.
Estonian small forward grabbed 10 rebounds and forced five fouls.
Denzel Andersson scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half.
Swedish forward went 5/8 from the field and 5/5 from the charity stripe.
Mateusz Szlachetka exploded late in the first half and finished with 13 points after multiple drives.
Nikola Radicevič and Andre Wesson also finished in double figures, while Mateusz Bartosz had eight points and four rebounds.
Ronaldo Segu scored 16 points for Bamberg Baskets despite going scoreless from the three point line.
Noah Locke and Moritz Krimmer checked out with 10 points each.
Key stats
Both teams took care of the ball. Dziki commited eight turnovers and Bamberg – six turnovers in the first half.
There were nine lead changes until the break.
Bamberg Baskets led by as much as three points, 34-37.
Dziki Warszawa went on a 9-0 run to take a 43-37 lead before Moritz Krimmer cut the gap to four points at the half, 43-39.
The hosts became even more aggressive early in the second half and Bamberg Baskets soon run into foul trouble.
A three by Denzel Andersson extended Dziki lead up to 11 points, 55-44, with 15:44 left.
Bamberg Baskets finished the third quarter on a 0-6 run, capped by a buzzer beater three from left corner by Noah Locke, 64-58.
Another turn of events followed early in the fourth quarter as Kyle Lofton committed an unsportsmanlike foul against Grzegorz Grochowski.
Dziki captain made both free throws, while Mateusz Bartosz finished ball possession with a slam, 69-58.
A four points play by Janari Joesaar and consecutive threes by Nikola Radicevič and Denzel Andersson extended Dziki lead up to 18 points, 85-67, with less than four minutes left.
Ronaldu Segu tried to limit the damage but his 10 points in the second half didn`t saved the visitors.
Game notes
Dziki Warszawa improved to 7-2, while Bamberg Baskets dropped to 7-2.
Krzysztof Szablowski and his men ended a five game losing streak, including three game stretch on the home floor.
They build a 21 points advantage before the game two on March 19 at the Brose arena.
Bamberg Baskets need to win by 22 points to advance.
The winner will face the best team from the series between Newcastle Eagles and Bakken Bears.
ENBL playoffs 2025 (local time only)
(A1) Newcastle Eagles – Bakken Bears (B4)
Game one: Tuesday, March 11, Aarhus 18:30
Game two: Tuesday, March 18, Newcastle 19:30 (CET 20:30)
(A2) CSO Voluntari – Legia Warszawa (B3)
Game one: Wednesday, March 5, Warsaw 20:00 (re-scheduled one hour later on February 11)
Game two: Tuesday, March 18, Bucharest 19:00 (CET 18:00)
(A3) Dziki Warszawa – Bamberg Baskets (B2)
Game one: Wednesday, March 5, Dziki win 95-74
Game two: Wednesday, March 19, Bamberg 20:00
(A4) Valmiera Glass ViA – Inter Bratislava (B1)
Game one: Saturday, March 1, Inter win 83-105
Game two: Tuesday, March 18, Bratislava 18:00
The 2025 Final Four location will be announced immediately after the playoffs.
Final Four 2025 (dates to be confirmed)
Tuesday, April 8
Semifinal one: Winner A1/B4 – Winner A3/B2
Semifinal two: Winner B1/A4 – Winner B3/A2
Wednesday, April 9
Medal games
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