Svendborg Rabbits — Horsens IC: 70:92, Basketligaen

Svendborg Rabbits hosted Horsens in the Basketligan on Wednesday evening and lost 70:92. The visitors took control in the second quarter and never looked back. To be fair, the home side had moments, but they could not string them together.

And here's the thing — it was not the opening that decided anything. Svendborg started decently enough, but by then Horsens had stopped guessing and started hitting. The away team found a way through the defence and kept running.

The numbers tell the story cleanly. Horsens made 12 of 27 three-pointers while Svendborg could only manage 3 from 17 attempts. The visitors also recorded 20 assists to 15, and 9 steals against 4. Svendborg committed 13 turnovers; Horsens just 10. More shots, better conversion, cleaner ball movement.

In the table Svendborg sit third with 18 wins from 22 games, while Horsens are fifth with 16 victories. This result keeps the gap between them steady. Neither side is closing in on anything yet, but the home side will not enjoy watching this one again.

We had backed Svendborg to win at 57 per cent confidence. The match went differently. Horsens were simply sharper from distance and more disciplined with the ball. One mistake ends it in this league, and Svendborg made too many.