“Today we have to succeed in narrowing Kamar Baldwin’s circle,” said Medi Head Coach Raoul Korner as an important key to success before the game. What had worked quite well up to then threatened to slip away from the Bayreuthers right at the beginning of the third quarter, because the second-best basket hunter in the Bundesliga opened after the break with six points in a row (36:41, 22nd) and was both a game designer (5 Assists) as well as scorers (25/3) played a key role in the fact that the violets were mostly ahead of the game until well into the final section (62:66, 37th). Then came the big moments of Terry Allen (19/3), who was able to equalize the game after winning the ball in the fast break, shortly afterwards recaptured the lead at the three-point line (69:66, 38th) and in return Baldwin to one Step error forced. Sacar Anim, who worked hard once again, allowed the Wagnerstadt team to grow at the free throw line (71:66, 39th), but Jake Toolsen promptly replied from a long distance (71:69). Anim again, then another ball win against the visibly exhausted Baldwin, in which Allen played a major role, and a basket success by Kay Bruhnke finally put “the lid on the game”, Jeff Roberson’s three-point to 75:72 – final score (40th) was ultimately only “cosmetic results”.
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