At the start of their mutual confrontation, Den Helder Suns and Apollo Amsterdam were both at the bottom. This allowed the winner to move away from last place. After an exciting game, Suns came out on top: 81-79.
Summary Den Helder Suns – Apollo Amsterdam – NH News
From the start, Den Helder Suns took the lead against Apollo Amsterdam. They were also much better than the Amsterdammers. However, the margin was small due to the non-use of free throws: 40-27. Apollo did not give in and came back to 49-43 after five minutes in the third quarter. That made the score 59-53 after the third quarter.
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Den Helder coach Peter van Noord: “We made it through trial and error” – NH News
In the last quarter, Den Helder took another large lead of fifteen points. It remained exciting, however, as Apollo came back to 80-79. In the exciting final phase, Den Helder finally narrowly won the game 81-79. “We made it with hanging and strangling, but we made it very difficult for ourselves,” said Den Helder coach Peter van Noord.
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Apollo coach Wierd Goedee after the loss against Den Helder – NH News
“We came very close. If you come that close and lose him, it is very sour”, was the comment of Apollo coach Wierde Goedee afterwards.
Den Helder Suns is eighth in the BNXT League with 10 points, Apollo is at the bottom with eight points.
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