Sweden – Basketligan Round 20 of Regular Season

ReginaldJohnson KFUM Jamtland (#7) forced the game against Nassjo (#6) into an overtime, but lost by seven points 71-78 on Friday night. The best player for the winners was Reginald Johnson who scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals. Nassjo’s coach Felix Alonso used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Nassjo have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. KFUM Jamtland lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. Nassjo will face Umea (#8) on the road in the next round. KFUM Jamtland will play against Uppsala Basket and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The best stats of 20th round was 17 points and 9 rebounds by Auston Barnes of Nassjo.Boras – Umea 89-54There was no surprise when 8th ranked Umea (3-14) was crushed on the road by third ranked Boras Basket (11-7) 89-54 on Friday. The game without a history. Boras Basket led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 18-of-19 free shots (94.7 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American forward Shaquille Hines (203-93, college: UTRGV) who scored 17 points and 9 rebounds. Icelandic point guard Jakob Sigurdarson (192-82, college: Birm.Southern) chipped in 19 points. Four Boras Basket players scored in double figures. Boras Basket’s coach Jonte Karlsson felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Gerald Williams (190-91, college: La Sierra) produced 17 points and Canadian center Josh Wolfram (208-92) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Boras Basket have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 11-7 record having four points less than leader BC Lulea. Umea lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 14 games lost. Boras Basket will …

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