In the Euroleague there was little to get for the Berliners recently. It was different against Chemnitz. Ludwigsburg put pressure on Bayern, Bonn consolidated first place in the evening.
Alba Berlin has celebrated an important home win after four competitive defeats in a row. On Saturday evening, the German basketball champions won in front of 9023 spectators after a hard fight against the Niners Chemnitz with 101:91 (50:49). Alba remains second in the table behind leader Bonn. The best thrower of the game was Kevin Yebo (25) from Chemnitz, while Jaleen Smith (18) scored the most diligently on the Berlin side.
However, the Telekom Baskets Bonn remain at the top of the table, beating the Würzburg Baskets 94:73 (54:45). Bonn won each of the four quarters and left no doubt about his current top form. TJ Shorts was the best pitcher with 17 points, the point guard also contributed eleven assists.
The MHP giants Ludwigsburg (83:77 at the Hamburg Towers), Brose Bamberg (99:95 at Syntainics MBC from Weißenfels) and Ratiopharm Ulm (94:79 against the Fraport Skyliners from Frankfurt) achieved important victories in the battle for the playoffs.
synthetic MBC Weißenfels – Brose Bamberg 95:99 (26:22,23:28,22:24,24:25)
Points Synt. MBC Weissenfels: Callison 17, Clyburn 17, Darden 15, Mushidi 14, Bryant 10, Breunig 9, Jelks 6, Ballock 5, Reynolds 2
Brose Bamberg: Young 20, Reaves 19, Miller 14, Heckmann 13, Bell 8, Bohacik 7, Simmons 7, Chachashvili 6, Wohlrath 3, Sengfelder 2
Viewers: 2200
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Würzburg Baskets 94:73 (27:21,27:24,23:15,17:13)
Points Telekom Baskets Bonn: Shorts 17, Delany 13, Williams 13, Kessens 12, Tadda 12, Kratzer 11, Malcolm 9, Herrera 7
Würzburg Baskets: Welp 14, Whittaker 14, Hunt 13, D. Griffin 10, Stanic 8, Hoffmann 5, Williams 5, Carvacho 4
Viewers: 6000
ratiopharm Ulm – Fraport Frankfurt 94:79 (24:28,22:25,25:16,23:10)
Points ratiopharm Ulm: Caboclo 28, Klepeisz 19, Paul 14, Christen 13, Dos Santos 12, Nunez 5, Jallow 3
Fraport Frankfurt: Frazier 14, Tubutis 14, Cooke Jr. 11, Robertson 11, Beliauskas 9, Wank 9, Washington 7, Obiesie 4
Viewers: 5192
Hamburg Towers – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 77:83 (13:20,21:24,22:30,21:9)
Points Hamburg Towers: Taylor 17, Polite 16, Childs 15, Cleary 8, Hinrichs 6, Meisner 6, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 5, Samar 4
MHP Giants Ludwigsburg: Hubb 22, Johnson 18, Dunn 17, Bartolo 8, Cherry 7, Miller 5, Bähre 4, Edigin 2
Viewers: 3400
Alba Berlin – Niners Chemnitz 101:91 (25:29,25:20,18:19,33:23)
Points Alba Berlin: Smith 18, Thiemann 15, Olinde 14, Procida 13, Delow 9, Mattisseck 9, Lammers 7, Wetzell 6, Lo 5, Schneider 3, Koumadje 2
Niners Chemnitz: Yebo 25, Filipovity 15, Velicka 15, Richter 11, Weidemann 10, Uguak 8, Susinskas 4, George 3
Viewers: 9023
MLP Academics Heidelberg – BG Göttingen 84:74 (12:19,23:18,25:12,24:25)
Points MLP Academics Heidelberg: E. Washington 18, Coleman 14, B. Griffin 14, McVeigh 14, Lasisi 8, Kesteloot 7, Hundt 5, Ugrai 4
BG Goettingen: Bess 14, Frey 13, Pape 12, Smith 11, Crandall 7, Hammonds 6, Kamp 4, Mönninghoff 4, Giotis 3
Viewers: 3741
