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Shane Hammink
Groningen – Den Bosch 67-73
The best player for the winners was the former international guard Shane Hammink (201-1994, college: Valpo) who scored 20 points. American forward Clay Mounce (201-1998, college: Furman) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Marquis Addison (193-1991, college: MSSU) produced 16 points and American-Italian guard Henry Caruso (194-1995, college: Santa Clara) added 11 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Groningen’s coach Matthew Otten rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help.
Top scorers:
Groningen: M.Addison 16+4reb+1ast, H.Caruso 11+9reb, A.Luke 11+1reb+4ast, W.Brandwijk 8+5reb, A.Egekeze 7+3reb+1ast, L.Williams 5+3reb+3ast
Den Bosch: S.Hammink 20+3reb+1ast, A.Price 16+1reb, C.Mounce 13+9reb+1ast, M.Kherrazi 9+10reb+2ast, E.Maxhuni 5+5ast, T.van der Mars 4+6reb+1ast
gschID: 984473
Zwolle – Leiden 79-89
Leiden outrebounded Zwolle 37-24 including 26 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. American guard Jhonathan Dunn (193-1998, college: S.Nazarene) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points. Danish center Asbjoern Midtgaard (213-1997, college: GCU) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Leiden players scored in double figures. Leiden’s coach Geert Hammink allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Noah Dahlman (202-1989, college: Wofford) replied with 30 points and 5 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Naba Echols (180-1996, college: NMU) added 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Zwolle.
Top scorers:
Zwolle: N.Dahlman 30+5reb+3ast, N.Echols 16+5reb+6ast, T.Thorbjarnarson 14+5reb+2ast, D.Diculescu 9+1reb+6ast, K.Bleeker 6+5reb, J.Aarninkhof 2
Leiden: J.Dunn 25+4reb+3ast, A.Midtgaard 14+8reb, E.Tubutis 13+5reb+1ast, W.de Jong 12+3reb+6ast, M.Bouwknecht 10+3ast, L.Van Bree 9+2reb+2ast
gschID: 984474
