In Täljehallen, the drama about the third place in the men's SBL took place.
The home team Södertälje won against table five Nässjö, who are injured, on Tuesday.
With that fresh in mind, they went into tonight's clash against Luleå well.
After the first period, they led 27-22.
Södertälje's Trey Freeman and Anton Gaddefors scored 20 points each, but the team's most prominent scorer for the evening was Jaye Crocket who scored 23 points.
Luleå won the second period and the third ended in a draw.
In the fourth, the home team pulled away and won the period by 26-18.
The final result was 97–87 to Södertälje, which with the victory goes over Luleå in the table and thus secures the third place in the basic series.
"It feels important"
After the match, Luleå's Adam Rönnqvist was moloken.
- We do not put our shots and they must remain in their zone, he says in SBL Play's broadcast.
The more cheerful it was in the home team.
- It feels like we are quite strong before the playoffs, it feels important to win in order to enter the quarterfinals with confidence, says Södertälje's team captain Martin Pahlmblad.
At the same time, Borås won over Nässjö with 121-75.