Talata 78, Hørsholm 67. Into the cup 1/8 final.

Talata Men beat Hørsholm 78 to 67 at Svanemøllehallen on Monday night and are through to the 1/8 final of the Danish Cup. A 3. Division club in its first season in the league system put out a 1. Division side, at home, on its first home night of the season.

Two divisions separate the clubs on paper. On the floor the game was decided inside. Talata made 31 two-point field goals and went 10 of 11 from the free throw line. Two threes all night, and it did not matter.

Jordan, 26

Jordan Naughton led the scoring with 26 points on 11 field goals and 4 of 4 from the line, in under 27 minutes. He played through five fouls and finished a plus 17 while he was on the court. Most nights he is on our bench as a coach. Monday he was the best player in the hall.

Deng Awak added 19 and played all 40 minutes. Valdemar Scharfe had 13 in 31 minutes and the best plus minus on the team at plus 20. Deyan, 17 years old, scored 11 against grown men from a 1. Division club. Lewis, Lee and AJ did the work that does not show up in a points column.

Box score

Field goals are made baskets. Team: 17 fouls, 91 percent from the line. Eight players dressed and played. Source: the official scoresheet in MVP.

The night around the game

The night was run by the club. Thirty-one members in five groups took care of it, from the U13 Academy kids on the floor to the Men who were not in the squad on the scorers’ table. Entry was free, the hall was loud, and a lot of people saw Talata Men play for the first time.

Thank you to Hørsholm for coming to Østerbro and playing it straight, and to the referees.

What came next

The league starts on Friday 2 October at home to ALBA, 19:30 at Nørre Fælled Skole. Free entry, like every Talata home game. The Men programme has the who and the when.

Update, 7 October. The ALBA game moved to Friday 6 November. The Men open the league away at Stevnsgade on Saturday 24 October, and the first home game is Friday 30 October against SISU 2 at Nørre Fælled Skole.