The Telekom Baskets Bonn also defeated Hamburg on this 26th match day. In the tight play-off race, Ulm had to tremble despite being in the lead at times. In the evening, Bamberg and Würzburg made it exciting in the derby.
The Telekom Baskets Bonn have fulfilled their duty at the top of the BBL and won their eleventh league win in a row. The leader of the table won against the midfield team Veolia Towers Hamburg 76:66 (45:37) and kept champion Alba Berlin at bay. The Berliners have the chance to move back up to two points on Sunday.
The Bonners dominated the game from the start and gained an early lead against the twelfth-placed team that they couldn’t give up. As is so often the case, the best thrower in the baskets was point guard TJ Shorts with a strong 21 points and nine assists.
Ulmer gambled away a 30-point lead
In the duel of the play-off candidates, ratiopharm Ulm won against BG Göttingen only relatively narrowly after extra time with 108:101 (86:86/51:40) despite a temporary 30-point lead (76:46/29th minute) . Ulm’s Yago dos Santos was the best scorer with 24 points. Thanks to the away win, the in-form team from Ulm (14:11) secured seventh place. Göttingen (14:9) remains fifth.
Whittaker leads Würzburg to derby victory
The Franconian derby between Bamberg and Würzburg was exciting. It was 90:90 after the regular 40 minutes, so the decision was made in extra time. In the the guests from Lower Franconia showed staying power and finally won 106:99. The outstanding player on the court was Stanley Whittaker, who led the Würzburg team with a whopping 37 points.
Meanwhile, the Merlins from Crailsheim celebrated a home win, beating Braunschweig in a “high scoring game” with 93:88.
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Veolia Towers Hamburg 76:66 (45:37)
Points Bonn: Shorts 21, Hawkins 13, Herrera 10, Malcolm 8, Ward 7, Tadda 6, Kessens 5, Kratzer 5, Williams 1
Hamburg: Taylor 17, Childs 12, Hinrichs 12, Samar 9, Meisner 4, Polite 4, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 4, Philipps 2, Schoormann 2
Viewers: 6000
Brose Bamberg – Würzburg Baskets 99:106 n.V. (20:22,26:16,21:26,21:24,11:18)
Points Brose Bamberg: Miller 22, Sengfelder 19, Bohacik 17, Simmons 15, Heckmann 10, Chachashvili 9, Young 7
Würzburg Baskets: Whittaker 37, Stanic 16, Hoffmann 13, Hunt 13, Welp 10, D. Griffin 7, Böhmer 4, Carvacho 4, Williams 2
Viewers: 4541
BG Göttingen – ratiopharm Ulm 101:108 nV (22:23,18:28,13:25,36:13,12:19)
Points BG Goettingen: Bess 24, Frey 17, Crandall 13, Smith 12, Mönninghoff 10, Pape 9, Kamp 6, Edwards 5, Hammonds 5
ratiopharm Ulm: Dos Santos 24, Hawley 21, Paul 14, Klepeisz 12, Nunez 11, Christen 10, Caboclo 6, Herkenhoff 6, Jallow 2, Zugic 2
Viewers: 2695
Hakro Merlins Crailsheim – Löwen Braunschweig 93:88 (30:21,21:23,23:27,19:17)
Points Hakro Merlins Crailsheim: Batemon 30, Maxhuni 19, Stephens 15, Lewis 12, Midtgaard 10, Stuckey 5, Kindzeka 1, Radosavljevic 1
Leuven Brunswick: Chandler 28, Myles 24, Turudic 11, Sleva 10, Cole 4, N. Carpenter 4, Amaize 3, Bango 2, B. Carpenter 2
Viewers: 2480
