Telekom Baskets Bonn remains the leader in the basketball Bundesliga. Meanwhile, Frankfurt managed a surprise win against Ludwigsburg. The BBL on Saturday.
The Telekom Baskets Bonn won 99:83 (51:36) at Hakro Merlins Crailsheim on Saturday and thus achieved their ninth victory in the tenth game of the season.
With 32:12 in the first quarter, the visitors led the way to victory from the start, six Bonn players scored in double figures. On the other hand, the Merlins lost their first game after parting ways with their previous head coach Sebastian Gleim. Assistant coach Nikola Markovic has taken Gleim’s place for the time being.
Bayern are on the heels of Bonn
With one more defeat than Bonn, third-placed FC Bayern Munich are hot on the heels of leaders and second-placed Alba Berlin. Munich beat Basketball Löwen Braunschweig at home with 97:78 (53:43). Bayern went ahead in a strong attacking second quarter, and the home side controlled the end section.
Frankfurt bottom despite surprise success
Frankfurt’s Fraport Skyliners achieved an upset victory of 92:80 (49:43) against giants MHP Ludwigsburg. After five defeats in a row, the Hessians celebrated their second win of the season, but remain bottom of the table. Frankfurt’s new signing Marcus Lewis scored his 23 points in the first three quarters. At times, the hosts were ahead with 24 points.
On Saturday, BG Göttingen also beat Brose Bamberg 95:79 (50:41). In an 11-0 run in the final quarter, Harper Kamp scored all of Göttingen’s points. The Würzburg Baskets won 79:77 (40:47) away against EWE Baskets Oldenburg and thus avenged themselves for the cup defeat in mid-October. Weißenfels’ Syntainics MBC won the home game with 92:85 (47:42) against MLP Academics Heidelberg.
Statistics
Hakro Merlins Crailsheim – Telekom Baskets Bonn 83:99 (12:32,24:19,19:27,28:21)
Punkte Hakro Merlins Crailsheim: Vrcic 18, Midtgaard 13, Mikalauskas 11, Maxhuni 10, Lewis 9, Kindzeka 8, Livingston Ii 5, Radosavljevic 5, Stephens 4 Telekom Baskets Bonn: Morgan 17, Kratzer 14, Herrera 13, Ward 12, Shorts 11 , Delany 10, Tadda 8, Williams 8, Kessens 6 Zuschauer: 2342
synthetic MBC Weißenfels – MLP Academics Heidelberg 92:85 (29:19,18:21,23:26,22:19)
Synth Points MBC Weißenfels: Mushidi 21, Callison 20, Clyburn 16, Ballock 9, Bryant 9, Jelks 8, Breunig 7, Kerusch 2 – MLP Academics Heidelberg: E. Washington 26, Coleman 15, Ugrai 12, Herzog 8, Davis 6, Lasisi 6 , Kesteloot 5, Griffin 4, Vargas 3 – Spectators: 2050
BG Göttingen – Brose Bamberg 95:79 (17:22,33:19,19:24,26:14)
Points BG Göttingen: Kamp 26, Hammonds 23, Frey 14, Pape 11, Smith 7, Crandall 6, Besselink 3, Boakye 3, Mönninghoff 2 – Brose Bamberg: Sengfelder 22, Wohlrath 16, Chachashvili 13, Reaves 11, Bohacik 7, Heckmann 5, Bulic 2, Young 2, Blunt 1 – Spectators: 3001
EWE Baskets Oldenburg – Wurzburg Baskets 77:79 (26:20,14:27,20:15,17:17)
EWE Points Oldenburg Baskets: D. Russell 17, Klassen 16, Lomazs 10, Leissner 9, Drechsel 8, Pjanic 7, Dileo 4, Holyfield 4, Ogbe 2 – Würzburg Baskets: Hunt 24, Whittaker 19, Bryce 15, Williams 10, Stanic 7, Carvacho 2, Hoffmann 2 – spectators: 5724
Fraport Frankfurt – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 92:80 (20:24,29:19,26:14,17:23)
Points Fraport Frankfurt: Lewis 26, Beliauskas 19, Obiesie 14, Haarms 11, Wank 11, Frazier 6, Robertson 5 – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg: Whitehead 19, Bartolo 12, Jacob Patrick 9, Shungu 9, Dunn 8, Johnson 8, Miller 8 , Roberson 4, Bähre 2, Johannes Patrick 1 – Viewers: 4840
FC Bayern Munich – Löwen Braunschweig 97:78 (22:20, 31:23, 18:19, 26:16)
Points Bayern Munich: Jaramaz 23, Weiler-Babb 16, Winston 15, Hunter 9, Zipser 9, Walden 8, Gillespie 6, Harris 6, Wimberg 5 – Löwen Braunschweig: Kramer 20, Amaize 19, Bango 11, Turudic 11, Hobbs 9 , van Slooten 3, Fru 2, B. Tischler 2, Aydinoglu 1 – Viewers: 4112
