Phoenix top scorer: Tim Uhlemann puts up 16 points / Double-doubles for Naz Bohannon and Sin Carry / Harris: “Play shows how balanced the league is”
Nürnberg Falcons BC vs. Phoenix Hagen 80:71
(22 : 11 | 18 : 20 | 19 : 20 | 21 : 20)
Hagen didn’t get going offensively at all in the first half. Throws from distance were rarely made (5/16 three-pointers, 31.3 percent hit rate), but at least the defense generated enough stops to keep the deficit in the single digits at halftime (40:31, 20th minute).
After the break, the guests made a strong start Tim Uhlemann (16 points) attempted a delicate comeback, but unnecessary ball losses and too few compelling attempts at the end prevented the turnaround. Instead, Nuremberg pulled away again before Phoenix was able to close the gap again on the home straight – but it was no longer enough to prevent the Franconians from winning their first win of the season.
Chris Harris (HC Phoenix Hagen):
“Nuremberg deserved to win. The game was once again proof of how incredibly balanced the league is. Overall, we didn’t do enough to get a win here today – which was also because the Falcons took a lot of things away from us. When we see each other again in the Ischelandhalle during the second half of the season, we will have to do a lot of things better.”
Ralph Junge (HC Nuremberg Falcons BC):
“This victory is a huge weight off our hearts. This is all the more important for us as we use it to reward ourselves for a strong week of training. Now it’s time to define our own level as we move forward. Hagen is having a great season, which is why we are already looking forward to the second leg.”
Starting Five
0️⃣4️⃣ Bjarne Kraushaar
1️⃣4️⃣ Tyler Stephenson-Moore
3️⃣3️⃣ Naz Bohannon
5️⃣1️⃣ Lennart Boner
8️⃣9️⃣ Sincere Carry
That sticks…
🔥 While Hagen already played in front of their own audience against Jena and Vechta in the blue away jerseys, this time the “Firebirds” in Nuremberg wore the bright yellow home jersey.
🔥 As with the away game in Bayreuth, the Hagen supporters who traveled with them also received loud support in Nuremberg from a delegation from the Südblock section from Bamberg.
🔥 Laid with 16 points Tim Uhlemann set a new personal best for the season.
🔥 The recently re-signed Kilian Binapfl marked his first points in the Phoenix dress with five points.
🔥 He had already shone against Crailsheim with 14 points and ten rebounds Naz Bohannon achieved the second double-double in a row with twelve points and eleven boards.
🔥 Sin Carry posted his second double-double of the season with 14 points and eleven assists.
Phoenix Hagen
Nawrocki (0), Kraushaar (4/1 Dreier), McCall (9/1), Binapfl (5/1), Stephenson-Moore (4/1), Uhlemann (16/3), Bohannon (12/1, 11 Rebounds), Boner (0), Hounnou (7/1), Carry (14/1, 11 Assists)
Nürnberg Falcons BC
Monteroso (16), Safer (3), Eckert (0), Köpple (9/1), Feneberg (4), Wolf (15/1), Okafor (0), Kalscheur (22/3), Stoiber (0) , Forest (11)
Hoops For Youngsters
In the current ProA season, we will once again be looking closely at the points scored by the Phoenix professionals. Once again, the Sparkasse an Volme und Ruhr is throwing one euro into a large donation pot for every point scored – this time under the moto „Hoops For Youngsters“. The amount, which increases from week to week, will be given to the youth teams at the end of the season Phoenix Hagen eV poured out.
After ten ProA games have already been played 834,- Euro in the donation pot.
Up next: Nicholas, come to the Ischeland House
After the upcoming international break, Phoenix will continue away in Bremerhaven (November 30th). Hagen only returns to the Ischelandhalle living room at home during Advent.
🗓️ Freitag, 06.12.2024
⏰ 7:30 p.m
🚪 6:00 p.m
🆚 EPG Guardian Koblenz
Tickets are available at the following ticket offices:
🎟️ Fanstore (Mittelstr. 4)
🎟️ Thalia (Elberfelderstr. 31)
🎟️ Online shop
…and of course on the day of the match at the box office.
