The Hamburg Towers have won the top match of the BBL against FC Bayern München. On Sunday, the seventh-placed team in the table defeated the third-placed team at home with 87:83 (41:38). With the third success in a row, Hamburg takes a big step towards play-off qualification.
The Towers opened the game with a 16:4 run and were carried in the first half by Robin Christen, who had sunk five threes by then. In the third Deshaun Thomas (28 points) brought Bayern back into the game. Caleb Homesley became Hamburg’s matchwinner with a three-pointer to make it 84-80 in the final minute and 22 points.
Telekom Baskets Bonn remain at the top of the table. With a 78-76 (42-28) home win over BG Göttingen, the Rhinelanders recorded their tenth success in a row and also secured home advantage in the first play-off round. Karsten Tadda hit the game-winning shot with 15 seconds on the clock and Javontae Hawkins was the top scorer with 25 points.
The Jobstairs Giessen 46ers kept their minimal chances of staying in the league alive. The team from the bottom of the table won the Hesse derby against the Fraport Skyliners from Frankfurt with 76:75 (38:32). The Giessen team thus stopped its negative trend of six defeats in a row. Kendale McCullum led his team to its seventh win of the season with eleven points in the last seven minutes. Syntainics MBC from Weißenfels in 16th place, however, have three more wins to their credit.
Hamburg Towers – FC Bayern München 87:83 (24:13,17:25,25:29,21:16)
Hamburg Towers points: Homesley 22, Kotsar 18, Christen 15, J. Brown 12, Meisner 9, Hinrichs 6, Ju. Hollatz 4, Dileo 1
FC Bayern Munich: Thomas 28, Rubit 15, Djedovic 9, Jaramaz 7, Weiler-Babb 7, Lucic 5, Sisko 5, Obst 3, George 2, Schilling 2
Spectators: 3000
Telekom Baskets Bonn – BG Göttingen 78:76 (24:14,18:14,16:28,20:20)
Points Telekom Baskets Bonn: Hawkins 25, Ward 15, Kessens 9, Kulvietis 8, Lypowyy 8, Gorham 7, Bowlin 3, Tadda 2, Kratzer 1
BG Göttingen: Brown 21, Kamp 20, Martin 16, Roberson 10, Frey 6, Grimes 3
Spectators: 5620
Fraport Frankfurt – Giessen 46ers 75:76 (14:17,18:21,17:19,26:19)
Points Fraport Frankfurt: Cherry 16, Haarms 14, McLean 11, Moore 10, Ponitka 10, Robertson 6, Schoormann 6, Wank 2
Giessen 46ers: Omot 25, Mccullum 21, Jalon Demarco 13, Nawrocki 7, Laksa 5, Kraushaar 3, Uhlemann 2
Spectators: 4020
