By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Thanks to a great scoring performance by Bryant Crawford, BC Igokea got the 73-69 away win against ERA Nymburk, eliminating the team from the Czech Republic in the Basketball Champions League.
The former Reggio Emilia American player had 22 points and 3 steals in his team’s win.
Nikola Tanasković, who combined for 16 points and 15 rebounds in the reverse fixture against ERA Nymburk, the only time a player scored 15+ points and grabbed 15+ rebounds in a BCL game this season, scored 18 points with 7 rebounds.
Marek Klassen was once again the best player of the home side, recording a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists, adding 5 rebounds.
Gerel Simmons, who scored 27 points in his previous BCL game against Bahcesehir, the most for an ERA Nymburk player this season in the competition, finished with 13 points. Nate Watson had 11 points, grabbing 10 rebounds as well.
BC Igokea won consecutive away games for the first time in this Basketball Champions League season after beating Surne Bilbao 84-81 Bilbao.
Despite dominating the encounter by grabbing rebounds (53 vs 42) and with points from the bench (34 vs 14), ERA Nymburk ended his path in the 2022-23 BCL.
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League