BLNO Round 4 (Regular Season): Gimle keeps a leadership position

There were just four rounds played in Regular Season of BLNO and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Gimle as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Gimle defeated bottom-ranked Nidaros Jets in Bergen 98-88. Gimle dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Nidaros Jets' 28. They outrebounded Nidaros Jets 48-21 including a 34-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Justin Mullins (198-2001, college: Northwestern, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who helped to win the game recording 38 points (!!!). International center Milovan Savic (205-1987) contributed with 16 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Italian swingman Pietro Mortarino (190-2002) replied with 26 points and 5 rebounds for Nidaros Jets. Gimle have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Nidaros Jets at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Nidaros Jets will play next round against Tromso trying to get back on the winning streak. Gimle will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Froya in Laksevag.
Undefeated Fyllingen (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of top-ranked Kongsberg. Visitors were rolled over by Kongsberg 99-67. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Fyllingen. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Joe Cookson (198-2002, college: Pomona-Pitzer) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 11 rebounds and Donnie Tillman who added 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. At the losing side naturalized British forward Sigurd Sandal (201-2001) responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kongsberg have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ammerud and Froya. Defending champion Fyllingen dropped to the fifth position with one game lost. Kongsberg will play against league's second-placed Ammerud in Oslo in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fyllingen will have a break next round.
Top-ranked Froya blasted bottom-ranked Nidaros Jets (0-6) in Laksevag 94-63 on Sunday evening keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Nidaros Jets is still unable to win any game. The winners were led by Drake Downs who scored that evening 23 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Froya's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists by Mats Bergsjordet did not help to save the game for Nidaros Jets. Froya have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ammerud and Kongsberg. Loser Nidaros Jets still closes the standings with six games lost. Froya will meet league's leader Gimle in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Nidaros Jets will play against Tromso (#6) and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 4 winless TNT Towers were smashed by Tromso on the road 112-82.



Gimle - Nidaros Jets 98-88:
The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Gimle as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Gimle defeated bottom-ranked Nidaros Jets in Bergen 98-88. Gimle dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Nidaros Jets' 28. They outrebounded Nidaros Jets 48-21 including a 34-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Justin Mullins (198-2001, college: Northwestern, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who helped to win the game recording 38 points (!!!). International center Milovan Savic (205-1987) contributed with 16 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Italian swingman Pietro Mortarino (190-2002) replied with 26 points and 5 rebounds and guard Kevin Leraand (191-2008) added 19 points in the effort for Nidaros Jets. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gimle have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Nidaros Jets at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Nidaros Jets will play next round against Tromso trying to get back on the winning streak. Gimle will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Froya in Laksevag.
Top scorers:
Gimle: M.Justin 38+4reb+2ast, J.Radulovic 17+11reb, M.Savic 16+21reb+6ast, J.Lamo 10+4reb+5ast, S.Kristoffer 6+5reb+3ast, R.Mulder 5+2reb+1ast
Nidaros Jets: M.Pietro 26+5reb+3ast, K.Leraand 19+3reb+2ast, O.Overmo 16+1reb+2ast, M.Bergsjordet 14+3reb, R.Pocius 5+2reb+2ast, T.Mikkel 4+7reb+1ast

Froya - Nidaros Jets 94-63:
Top-ranked Froya blasted bottom-ranked Nidaros Jets (0-6) in Laksevag 94-63 on Sunday evening keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Nidaros Jets is still unable to win any game. Froya dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Nidaros Jets' 26. They outrebounded Nidaros Jets 39-26 including 28 on the defensive glass. Froya looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Nidaros Jets' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Froya made 7 blocks. The winners were led by American forward Drake Downs (203-2003, college: Newberry) who scored that evening 23 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and international power forward Aksel Borg (206-2004) supported him with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Froya players scored in double figures. Froya's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists by the former international point guard Mats Bergsjordet (188-2004) did not help to save the game for Nidaros Jets. Italian swingman Pietro Mortarino (190-2002) added 17 points for lost side. Froya have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ammerud and Kongsberg. Loser Nidaros Jets still closes the standings with six games lost. Froya will meet league's leader Gimle in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Nidaros Jets will play against Tromso (#6) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Froya: D.Drake 23+3reb+1ast, A.Borg 14+8reb+4ast, J.Bjornevog 12+1reb+3ast, G.Sanford 11+4reb+3ast, J.Cory 10+7reb+3ast, M.Jacob 9+8reb+7ast
Nidaros Jets: M.Pietro 17+1reb, T.Mikkel 12+4reb, M.Bergsjordet 10+5reb+7ast, K.Leraand 9+2reb, R.Pocius 7+5reb+6ast, O.Tobias 5+2reb

Tromso - TNT Towers 112-82:
No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Tromso (3-3) crushed at home bottom-ranked TNT Towers (0-5) 112-82 on Sunday. Tromso looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by TNT Towers' players. The winners were led by American guard Garrett Denbow (198-2000, college: Anderson) who scored that evening 37 points (!!!) and forward Isak Nilsen (190) supported him with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Four Tromso players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds by Cameroonian guard Aaron Njike (193-1996, college: Roane State) did not help to save the game for TNT Towers. Guard Jan Prus (191-2007) added 21 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Newly promoted Tromso maintains sixth position with 3-3 record. Loser TNT Towers still closes the standings with five games lost. Tromso will meet bottom-ranked Nidaros Jets (#10) in the next round. TNT Towers will play against Centrum in Oslo and look forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tromso: D.Garrett 37+2reb+3ast, I.Nilsen 21+9reb, S.Grant 16+8reb+3ast, L.Johannes 14+1reb+11ast, T.Engelsen 11+1reb+2ast, I.Angelsen 7+3reb+6ast
TNT Towers: A.Njike 21+11reb, P.Jan 21+7reb, S.Shamel 15+1reb+3ast, K.Filip 9+9reb+1ast, N.Jakob 5+1reb+4ast, C.Sindre 5+1reb

Kongsberg - Fyllingen 99-67:
Undefeated Fyllingen (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of top-ranked Kongsberg. Visitors were rolled over by Kongsberg 99-67. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Fyllingen. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Kongsberg made 32-of-41 charity shots (78.0 percent) during the game, while Fyllingen only scored fifteen points from the stripe. They outrebounded Fyllingen 48-31 including a 36-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Fyllingen was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Joe Cookson (198-2002, college: Pomona-Pitzer) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import forward Donnie Tillman (201-1999, college: NM State) who added 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. At the losing side naturalized British forward Sigurd Sandal (201-2001) responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Kalob Ledoux (193-1997, college: La Tech) scored 9 points and 7 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kongsberg have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ammerud and Froya. Defending champion Fyllingen dropped to the fifth position with one game lost. Kongsberg will play against league's second-placed Ammerud in Oslo in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fyllingen will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kongsberg: C.Joe 30+11reb+2ast, T.Donnie 21+12reb+6ast, A.Jojo 19+6reb+5ast, B.Erik 9+13reb+1ast, L.Bergh 9+3ast, B.Sorensen 8+4reb
Fyllingen: S.Sandal 14+5reb+1ast, D.Davis 13+3reb+3ast, L.Nilsen 12+1reb, K.Ledoux 9+4reb+7ast, T.Barnies 6+3reb, P.Rory 4+4reb