2022 BNXT Finals
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| Date | 9 June 2022 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | MartiniPlaza, Groningen | ||||||||||
| MVP | Worthy de Jong | ||||||||||
| Date | 11 June 2022 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Vijf Meihal, Leiden | ||||||||||
The 2022 BNXT Finals were the concluding series of the 2021–22 BNXT League, the inaugural season of the Dutch-Belgian basketball competition. The series was played in a two-legged format with the team with the highest aggregate points winning the title.
ZZ Leiden won both games to be crowned the inaugural BNXT champion.[1] Worthy de Jong won Finals MVP, and retired from professional basketball after the finals series.
Venues
| Groningen | Leiden | 
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| MartiniPlaza | Vijf Meihal | 
| Capacity: 4,350 | Capacity: 2,000 | 
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Road to the finals
| Donar | Round | ZZ Leiden | ||||||
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| Opponent | Home | Away | Acore | Group phase | Opponent | Home | Away | Score | 
| 2nd of 11 (17–3) | Domestic phase | 3rd of 11 (14–6) | ||||||
| 3rd (6–4) | Cross-border | 7th (5–5) | ||||||
| Opponent | Home | Away | Score | BNXT Playoffs | Opponent | Home | Away | Score | 
| Limburg United | 110–88 | 70–78 | 188–158 (+30) | Third round | bye | |||
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | 97–63 | 88–102 | 185–165 (+20) | Fourth round | bye | |||
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | 84–86 | 89–85 | 173–171 (+2) | Quarterfinals | Leuven Bears | 81–59 | 68–82 | 149–141 (+8) | 
| Heroes Den Bosch | 68–68 | 101–100 | 169–168 (+1) | Semifinals | BC Oostende | 84–82 | 88–78 | 172–160 (+12) | 
Games
First leg
| 9 June 2022 | Donar | 72–75 | ZZ Leiden | MartiniPlaza | 
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 18–20, 20–30, 13–11 | |||
| Ziggo Sport Sporza | Pts: Leon Williams 15 Rebs: Thomas Koenis 8 Asts: Leon Williams 4 Eff: Leon Williams 15 | Boxscore | Pts: Arūnas Mikalauskas 19 Rebs: Arūnas Mikalauskas 6 Asts: Worthy de Jong 6 Eff: Arūnas Mikalauskas 20 | Arena: MartiniPlaza Attendance: 3,600 | 
Second leg
| 11 June 2022 | ZZ Leiden | 71–70 | Donar | Leiden | 
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 6–20, 13–15, 22–19, 30–16 | |||
| Ziggo Sport Sporza | Pts: Worthy de Jong 18 Rebs: De Jong, Olisemeka 10 each Asts: Marijn Ververs 2 Eff: Worthy de Jong 18 | Boxscore | Pts: Marquis Addison 10 Rebs: Williams, Brandwijk 6 each Asts: Austin Luke 3 Eff: Willem Brandwijk 16 | Arena: Vijf Meihal Attendance: 3,000 | 
Rosters
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ZZ Leiden
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References
- ^ "ZZ Leiden first BNXT League champion". BNXT League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.






