The BBL had four games to offer on Saturday. Bayreuth lost clearly to Hamburg, while Würzburg and MBC made it exciting. In the evening, Bonn found the right spin against Bamberg after the break.
The Telekom Baskets Bonn have successfully defended their lead in the BBL standings. Last year’s main round runner-up also won its second game of the season 84:76 (39:43) against former series champion Brose Bamberg after a clear improvement in performance in half-time two and kept its clean slate. Bamberg, meanwhile, continued their false start with their third defeat in the third game.
US guard TJ Shorts II was the most successful scorer with 16 points for the Bonners, who turned a 50:52 deficit into a 67:55 victory with a huge spurt in between. His compatriot Justin Wright-Foreman scored 17 points for Bamberg.
Statistics for the games on Matchday 3
Hakro Merlins Crailsheim – BG Göttingen 77:81 (16:27,24:16,24:20,13:18)
Points Hakro Merlins Crailsheim: Livingston Ii 17, Lewis 16, Midtgaard 13, Stephens 11, Stuckey 11, Bleck 4, Radosavljevic 3, Maxhuni 2
BG Göttingen: Frey 25, Pape 16, Smith 15, Crandall 11, Bess 7, Hammonds 3, Giotis 2, Kamp 2
Spectators: 1920
medi Bayreuth – Hamburg Towers 79:95 (15:27,24:25,19:20,21:23)
Points medi Bayreuth: Hill 23, Childress 18, Bruhnke 9, Rich 7, Rowe 7, Nikic 6, Doreth 5, Diallo 2, Young 2
Hamburg Towers: Schoormann 16, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 15, McCullum 14, Meisner 12, Childs 11, Woodard 11, Samar 8, Hinrichs 6, Clark II 2
Spectators: 2507
Würzburg Baskets – Synt. MBC Weißenfels 113:117 n.2.V. (19:26,25:30,23:9,21:23,14:14,11:15)
Points Würzburg Baskets: Hunt 32, Bryce 22, Whittaker 21, Williams 17, Stanic 6, Peterka 5, Böhmer 4, Hartwich 4, Welp 2
Synt. MBC Weißenfels: Jones 30, Clyburn 16, Mushidi 16, Breunig 14, Darden 12, Ihring 11, Bryant 8, Caisin 7, Jelks 3
MLP Academics Heidelberg – Fraport Frankfurt 93:90 (25:33,18:21,23:19,27:17)
Points MLP Academics Heidelberg: E. Washington 26, Davis 20, Kesteloot 14, Griffin 12, Lasisi 9, Ely 5, Herzog 3, Ugrai 2, Würzner 2
Fraport Frankfurt: Geben 17, Tubutis 17, Obiesie 14, Wank 12, Beliauskas 11, Brenneke 10, Frazier 7, Samare 2
Spectators: 1822
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Brose Bamberg 84:76 (17:19,22:24,25:12,20:21)
Points Telekom Baskets Bonn: Shorts 16, Herrera 15, Delany 13, Morgan 12, Kratzer 10, Malcolm 7, Ward 7, Ensminger 4
Brose Bamberg: Wright-Foreman 17, Sengfelder 16, Bell 12, Chachashvili 8, Kariniauskas 8, Wohlrath 8, Reaves 3, Bohacik 2, Young 2
Spectators: 5030
