Victory in the last second: Ludwigsburg remains the front runner

The MHP Giants Ludwigsburg remain leaders in the Bundesliga. The team of coach John Patrick won a hard-fought game on Saturday against ratiopharm Ulm in the last second with 89:87 (39:46) and took the ninth victory in a row.

Late joy: Ludwigsburg jubilation.

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With 22: 2 points, the Ludwigsburg continue to lead the league. Ulm is seventh after the fifth defeat from the last six games. The hosts were behind for over 30 minutes.

Ulm presented itself more than equal and looked like the winner after 81:73 (35th minute). With a strong final spurt and a successful lay-up by Jordan Hulls with the final siren, the giants turned the game and prevented the second defeat. The best thrower at Ludwigsburg was Barry Brown (19 points).

EWE Baskets Oldenburg are still in the top group after their sixth win in a row. Lower Saxony also benefited from a strong final quarter (31:20) and defeated medi Bayreuth with 80:73 (34:35). The team of coach Mladen Drijencic has 20: 4 points on the account. The best thrower for the Oldenburg team was the American Keith Hornsby with 24 points.

Telekom Baskets Bonn have not been able to confirm the last ascending form. The Rhinelander lost to s.Oliver Würzburg after a slump in the fourth round (15:33) with 77:89 (44:40) and are still in the lower half of the table.

Telekom Baskets Bonn – s.Oliver Würzburg 77:89 (28: 20,16: 20,18: 16,15: 33)

Telekom Baskets Bonn points: Babb 17, Hagins 14, Micovic 13, Dileo 9, Thompson Iv 8, Gailius 7, Kratzer 5, Pollard 4
s.Oliver Würzburg: King 18, Hunt 16, Chapman 15, Ward 13, Haßfurther 7, Weitzel 6, Albus 5, Sears 5, Hoffmann 4

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – ratiopharm Ulm 89:87 (17: 17.22: 29.23: 23.27: 18)

Points MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg: Brown Jr. 19, Smith 16, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 14, Hulls 13, Rodriguez 11, Bartolo 10, Herzog 3, Jacob Patrick 3
ratiopharm Ulm: Klepeisz 17, Caupain 15, Obst 12, Osetkowski 10, Philipps 8, Günther 7, Heckmann 7, Holman 7, Conger 4

Rasta Vechta – Brose Bamberg 90:82 (20: 19,19: 17.26: 23.25: 23)

Points Rasta Vechta: Salumu 25, Young 16, Clifford 14, Christen 12, Barnett 6, Hasbargen 6, Vorhees 5, Rohwer 4, Iroegbu 2
Brose Bamberg: Hall 18, Lockhart 14, Sengfelder 14, Ogbe 13, Vitali 11, Kravish 8, Fieler 4

EWE Baskets Oldenburg – medi Bayreuth 80:73 (17:15,17:20,15:18,31:20)

Points EWE Baskets Oldenburg: Hornsby 24, Boothe 17, Paulding 9, Mahalbasic 8, Pressey 8, Herrera 5, Schwethelm 3, Breunig 2, Hobbs 2, Tadda 2
medi Bayreuth: Pardon 16, Tiby 15, Doreth 10, Olisevicius 10, Bruhnke 6, Seiferth 6, Jalalpoor 5, Walker 5

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