There are five games scheduled on Tuesday, February 4, including three game slate in Group B. Dinamo Bucharest are hosting undefeated Inter Bratislava. Bakken Bears are warming up for the playoffs with a home game against Basket Brno, while Legia Warszawa will face Keila Coolbet.
Dinamo Bucharest vs Inter Bratislava
Series history: Dinamo Bucharest (2-5) will face Inter Bratislava (7-0) for the first time.
Inter Bratislava have secured the first place in Group B.
Dinamo Basket will finish in sixth place with a win and Brno loss.
Tie breaker: Brno 2-1, +10; Dinamo 2-1, +11; Keila 1-2, +9; Fyllingen 1-2, -30.
Key matchup: Dalan Ancrum averages 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists for Dinamo Bucharest.
Western Illinois University forward shoots 58.6 percent from the two point line and 35.3 percent from the three point line.
Isaiah Cousins averages 26.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists.
The University of Oklahoma star guard shoots 46.7 percent from the two point line and 40.0 percent from the three point line.
National championships: Dinamo Bucharest are 7-12 at the Liga Nationala, three wins away from the playoff zone.
Dinamo defeated Timisoara, 90-73, on February 1.
Conner Francamp recently joined the team.
Wichita State University guard started the season at New Taipei in Taiwan.
Inter Bratislava are 18-8 at the Slovak Extraliga.
Levice is first with a 22-5 record.
Inter are on a five game winning streak and won at Komarno, 90-82, on February 1.
Canadian guard Shamiel Stevenson joined team at the end of December.
Dontay Caruthers didn`t played on Saturday.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Alexandra Stan (Romania) – Liga Nationala referee from 2014, FIBA referee from 2017; has worked at the Women`s EuroBasket in 2021 and 2023; the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup.
Umpire 1: Jakub Izak (Slovakia) – FIBA referee from 2021; has worked at the 2024 EuroCup Women playoffs; Extraliga referee from 2017.
Umpire 2: Vlad-Theodor Cotrobas (Romania) – Liga Nationala referee from 2021, FIBA referee from 2023; has worked at the Romanian Championship finals for men and women.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on Youtube stream
Bakken Bears vs Basket Brno
Series history: Bakken Bears (4-3) will face Basket Brno (2-5) for the first time in the ENBL.
Bakken Bears have secured the fourth place in Group B.
Basket Brno may finish in sixth, seventh or eighth place.
Tie breaker one: Keila 1-1, +15; Brno 1-1, -1; Fyllingen 1-1, -14.
Tie breaker two: Brno 2-1, +10; Dinamo 2-1, +11; Keila 1-2, +9; Fyllingen 1-2, -30.
Key matchup: Terrence Hargrove averages 16.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals for Bakken Bears.
Saint Louis University graduate forward shoots 55.0 percent from the two point line and 39.2 percent from the three point line.
Ethan Chargois averages 18.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 0.9 steals for Basket Brno.
The University of Oklahoma forward shoots 62.3 percent from the two point line and 31.8 percent from the three point line.
National championships: Bakken Bears are 14-4 at the Basketligaen.
Svendborg and Naestved lead the table with 16 wins each.
Bakken Bears lost the Danish Cup final against Randers Cimbria, 75-76, on January 26.
Aarhus team defeated Herlev, 101-95, on February 1.
Basket Brno share the third place in Kooperativa NBL with Usti nad Labem.
Both teams have a 16-8 record.
Brno lost to Dečin, 71-75, on February 1.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Skirmantas Letukas (Denmark) – Basketligaen referee from 2017, FIBA referee from 2021.
Umpire 1: Jaroslav Pazourek (Czechia) – Kooperativa NBL referee from 2023, including a playoff game; has worked at the Scania Cup final in 2023 and 2024.
Umpire 2: Bo Bundgaard (Denmark) – Basketligaen referee from 2002, FIBA referee 2010-2015.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube stream
Legia Warszawa vs Keila Coolbet
Series history: Legia Warszawa (5-2) will face Keila Coolbet (1-6) for the first time.
The Legionnaires have secured the third place in Group B.
Keila Coolbet may finish in seventh, eighth or ninth place.
Tie breaker one: Keila 1-1, +15; Brno 1-1, -1; Fyllingen 1-1, -14.
Tie breaker two: Brno 2-1, +10; Dinamo 2-1, +11; Keila 1-2, +9; Fyllingen 1-2, -30.
Key matchup: Ojārs Siliņš averages 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals for Legia Warszawa.
Latvian power forward shoots 52.6 percent from the two point line and 40.0 percent from the three point line.
Artem Kovalov averages 19.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals for Keila Coolbet.
Ukrainian big man shoots 44.9 percent from the two point line and 19.0 percent from the three point line.
National championships: Legia Warszawa share the sixth place at the Orlen PLK with Slask Wroclaw and Czarni Slupsk.
All three teams have a 9-8 record.
Legia dropped the home game against Start Lublin, 76-88, on February 2.
Keila Coolbet are 7-14 at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league, four wins behind the playoff zone with seven games left in the regular season.
Keila leader Tautvydas Kupštas played only 11 minutes in a 60-111 loss against Kalev/Cramo on February 2.
Kupštas may move to a European Top 5 league.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Marek Maliszewski (Poland) – referee from 1993, FIBA referee from 2007, FIBA 3x3 referee from 2013; has worked at the Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024 Olympics.
Umpire 1: Ivo Kitsing (Estonia) – Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee, FIBA referee from 2023; first Estonian league final was on May 24, 2018.
Umpire 2: Paulina Gajdosz (Poland) – Basket Liga Kobiet referee from 2015, FIBA referee from 2017; has worked at many Polish championship finals for Women; a regular EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women referee; has worked at the 2022 FIBA U18 European championship final for Women and the 2022 FIBA U16 European championship semifinals for Women.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube stream
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