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Because thanks to the Ludwigsburg victory over Bamberg on late Sunday evening, ratiopharm ulm – which like Bamberg and Ludwigsburg has two wins and one defeat in the qualification – is taking part in a final tournament for the German cup title for the fifth time. “We are really happy that we reached the top four,” says Thorsten Leibenath. “I’m very happy that we were able to host the tournament and I believe that was one of the reasons why we made it into the top four. Even if it took place with significantly fewer spectators than we had hoped, we felt the energy of the audience, ”said the sports director.
Ratiopharm ulm laid the foundation for this sensation in the afternoon with the hard-fought success over Würzburg. Not even 15 hours after the exhausting derby on Saturday evening, ratiopharm ulm bit its way through and also survived a Würzburg comeback, which equalized the game 70 seconds before the end (75:75). Then it was Aric Holman, who with a massive dunking regained the lead that his team no longer gave. “Playing two games in such a short time is definitely not easy. But we managed to bring the mental strength that coach Lakovic preaches to us again and again onto the field, ”said the visibly exhausted Big Man. The only shocking moment of an otherwise completely successful weekend was the injury of Dylan Osetkowski, who had already been hit in the first quarter. “The doctors advised me not to use it anymore. But I hope it’s not bad, ”said Head Coach Jaka Lakovic.
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