BasketLigaen Round 8 (Regular Season): Leader Naestved gets another victory

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Undefeated leader Naestved delivered the eighth consecutive win on Wednesday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Bears Academy (1-7) 113-80. Naestved dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Bears Academy's 40 and made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. Naestved forced 20 Bears Academy turnovers and outrebounded them 42-30 including 29 on the defensive glass. Naestved looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Jordan Goldwire (188-1999, college: Oklahoma) who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Nigerian-Canadian forward Pipeloluwa Ajayi (201-2003, college: Bucknell) chipped in 20 points and 15 rebounds. Guard Oskar Skaaning (193-2008) produced 10 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Bears Academy's coach Emil Svendsen gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Undefeated Naestved (8-0) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 8 victories in a row. Bears Academy lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with Herlev. Naestved are looking forward to face Vaerlose (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bears Academy will play against Horsens IC and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
The game in Holbaek supposed to be also worth to mention about. Top-ranked Bakken Bears (7-0) played at the court of 7th ranked Holbaek-Stenhus (3-5). Bakken Bears smashed Holbaek-Stenhus 105-75. French forward Djahi Binet (201-2000, college: Southern Miss) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Anton Katholm contributed with 19 points for the winners. Guard Anders Jellesmark (187-2007) replied with 30 points for Holbaek-Stenhus. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Bakken Bears have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 7-0 record behind leader Naestved. Holbaek-Stenhus at the other side keep the seventh place with five games lost. Bakken Bears will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Holbaek-Stenhus will play against Vejen (#10) and hope to get back on the winning track.
The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Vejen (2-6) was outscored by third ranked Horsens IC (6-2) 102-66 on Wednesday night. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a quality performance of Noah Batchelor who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Chris Holley responded with 21 points and 5 assists. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Horsens IC have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader Naestved, which they share with Svendborg. Vejen lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with Gladsaxe and Vaerlose. Horsens IC will meet Bears Academy (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vejen will play against Holbaek-Stenhus and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 8 Gladsaxe was crushed by Randers in a road game 110-80. Herlev was beaten by Vaerlose at home 99-107.



Naestved - Bears Academy 113-80:
Undefeated leader Naestved delivered the eighth consecutive win on Wednesday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Bears Academy (1-7) 113-80. Naestved dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Bears Academy's 40 and made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. Naestved forced 20 Bears Academy turnovers and outrebounded them 42-30 including 29 on the defensive glass. Naestved looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Jordan Goldwire (188-1999, college: Oklahoma) who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Nigerian-Canadian forward Pipeloluwa Ajayi (201-2003, college: Bucknell) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds. Guard Oskar Skaaning (193-2008) produced 10 points and 8 rebounds and forward Luka Churchill (198-2007) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Five Naestved and four Bears Academy players scored in double figures. Bears Academy's coach Emil Svendsen gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Naestved (8-0) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 8 victories in a row. Bears Academy lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with Herlev. Naestved are looking forward to face Vaerlose (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bears Academy will play against Horsens IC and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Bears Academy: J.Ulrich 13+4reb+2ast, C.Luka 13+2reb+4ast, O.Skaaning 10+8reb+3ast, N.Victor 10+2reb, B.William 10+4reb+5ast, A.Hjort 9+5reb+3ast
Naestved: A.Pipeloluwa 20+15reb+1ast, G.Jordan 20+9reb+8ast, L.Julian 18+7ast, E.Bryan 17+7reb+2ast, M.Roger 15+4reb+2ast, L.Christoffersen 12+6reb+4ast

Vejen - Horsens IC 66-102:
The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Vejen (2-6) was outscored by third ranked Horsens IC (6-2) 102-66 on Wednesday night. Horsens IC outrebounded Vejen 45-27 including a 28-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Horsens IC looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Vejen's players. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a quality performance of swingman Noah Batchelor (203-2003, college: Buffalo) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Ezra McKenna (208-2004, college: Buffalo) who added 22 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Horsens IC players scored in double figures. Guard Chris Holley (188-2003, college: Chico St.) responded with 21 points and 5 assists and guard Zion Obanla (203-2001, college: UMES, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Horsens IC have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader Naestved, which they share with Svendborg. Vejen lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with Gladsaxe and Vaerlose. Horsens IC will meet Bears Academy (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vejen will play against Holbaek-Stenhus and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vejen: C.Holley 21+3reb+5ast, D.Waters 14+3reb+1ast, Z.Obanla 12+13reb+2ast, J.Martinez 6+2ast, F.Valdemar 6+1reb, G.Nikolaos 3+4reb
Horsens IC: M.Ezra 22+5reb+1ast, B.Noah 19+6reb+5ast, S.Boden 16+6reb+2ast, M.Daugaard 14+8reb+5ast, S.Liam 9+5reb+3ast, J.Dada 8+2reb

Randers - Gladsaxe 110-80:
There was no surprise when 8th ranked Gladsaxe (2-6) was crushed on the road by sixth ranked Randers (5-3) 110-80 on Friday. Randers made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Gladsaxe turnovers. Randers looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kaden Sand (198-2001, college: Bushnell) who helped to win the game recording 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and forward Patrick Renane (203-2001, college: Cal Lutheran, agency: Blacktop Management) who added 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. American forward Henry Shannon III (201-2002, college: Bemidji St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks and Spanish guard Alejandro Moreno (193-2004) scored 13 points and 8 assists. Five Randers and four Gladsaxe players scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Randers moved-up to fifth place. Newly promoted Gladsaxe keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Vaerlose and Vejen. Randers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gladsaxe will play against Holbaek-Stenhus (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gladsaxe: I.Andreas 16+1reb+6ast, H.Shannon III 16+16reb+1ast, A.Moreno 13+3reb+8ast, M.Drame 13+7reb+2ast, B.Gustav 9+2reb, S.Schwartz 7+7reb+2ast
Randers: W.Dibaji 20+5reb+2ast, S.Kaden 18+7reb+5ast, S.Bakir 17+1reb+1ast, R.Patrick 16+8reb+6ast, H.Jusaun 11+10reb+4ast, M.Kuluel 7+5reb

Herlev - Vaerlose 99-107:
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Vaerlose and 10th ranked Herlev had identical 1-6 record. But Herlev was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Vaerlose 107-99 on Friday night. Vaerlose forced 22 Herlev turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Willas Moller (196-2006) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 4 assists and guard Karl Formann (190-1998) who added 19 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Vaerlose's coach Jonas Sorensen used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. point guard Silas Braikia (180-2007) responded with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and American forward Garric Young (198-1998, college: CSU-Pueblo, agency: Dominion Sports Group) scored 21 points and 5 rebounds. Four Vaerlose and five Herlev players scored in double figures. Vaerlose (2-6) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Gladsaxe and Vejen. Herlev lost seventh consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with seven games lost. They share it with Bears Academy. Vaerlose will meet at home league's leader Naestved in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Herlev will play against Copenhagen (#6) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Herlev: B.Silas 26+5reb+6ast, G.Young 21+5reb+1ast, L.Magnus 13+9reb+2ast, R.Lucas 13+4reb+2ast, B.Per 12+9reb+5ast, H.Jonas 10+2reb
Vaerlose: M.Willas 29+4reb+4ast, F.Karl 19+8reb+2ast, M.Donsrud 18+4reb+2ast, M.Hauge 14+1reb+5ast, G.Ronneholt 9+2reb+4ast, M.Magnus 8+10reb+3ast

Holbaek-Stenhus - Bakken Bears 75-105:
The game in Holbaek supposed to be also worth to mention about. Top-ranked Bakken Bears (7-0) played at the court of 7th ranked Holbaek-Stenhus (3-5). Bakken Bears smashed Holbaek-Stenhus 105-75. Bakken Bears players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Holbaek-Stenhus' players. French forward Djahi Binet (201-2000, college: Southern Miss) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Anton Katholm (201-2007, agency: BIG) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Five Bakken Bears players scored in double figures. Guard Anders Jellesmark (187-2007) replied with 30 points and American forward Caden Fry (201-2003, college: Rogers St.) added 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Holbaek-Stenhus. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bakken Bears have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 7-0 record behind leader Naestved. Holbaek-Stenhus at the other side keep the seventh place with five games lost. Bakken Bears will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Holbaek-Stenhus will play against Vejen (#10) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Holbaek-Stenhus: J.Anders 30+3ast, C.Fry 12+8reb+4ast, S.Maxim 8+4reb, H.August 6+7reb+2ast, O.Ostoft 6+2reb+3ast, B.Burns 4+2reb+1ast
Bakken Bears: K.Anton 19+3reb+1ast, B.Djahi 19+10reb, M.Magnus 12+2reb+4ast, Z.Mads 11+1reb+6ast, M.Quinton 11+5reb+2ast, C.Myles 10+4reb+1ast