The basketball players of Heroes Den Bosch failed to win the first prize in six years. They lost the cup final to Donar. It was 76-71 for the home team in Groningen.
The final was exciting until the last moment. It went on for a long time. Five minutes before time it was still equal (69-69). Then Donar took a small lead.
In the rush to make up for the deficit, a number of small things went wrong on the Bossche side, which Donar punished hard.
Just before the end, Den Bosch still had the chance to equalize at the score of 74-71, but a three-pointer from Austin Price did not go in.
Top scorer on the Bossche side was Austin Price with 21 points, Edon Maxhuni scored 19 points.
There were 4100 spectators in Martiniplaza, including more than 400 from Den Bosch. Den Bosch won the cup in 2016, which was the last prize the club won.