On Sunday afternoon, three of the top four in the Basketball Bundesliga were on duty: Alba, Bonn and Bayern all mastered their away tasks.
The Telekom Baskets Bonn continue to run ahead in the Basketball Bundesliga and dream of their first championship title. The leaders won 112:96 (60:50) at Frankfurt Skyliners on Sunday and kept their pursuers at bay. It was the 22nd win in the 29th game of the season for the five-time runners-up.
Bayern München moved back up to second place in the table after a night in third place. A 95-85 (48-39) win at Gießen 46ers took coach Andrea Trinchieri’s side back past MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, who had beaten fourth-placed ratiopharm Ulm 74-61 (33-27) in the derby on Saturday. The Bavarians are four points behind Bonn, but have also played two games less.
Champions Alba Berlin are in position for the start of the play-offs and are level on points with Ulm. The 95:66 (52:34) at Mitteldeutsche BC was not dangerous at any time and the tenth victory in the past eleven league games. In the EuroLeague, Alba had failed with its play-off ambitions.
Giessen 46ers – FC Bayern Munich 85:95 (20:24,19:24,23:25,23:22)
Gießen 46ers points: Omot 24, Mccullum 21, Fayne II 9, Nawrocki 8, Koch 7, Laksa 6, Kraushaar 4, Jalon Demarco 3, Uhlemann 3.
FC Bayern Munich: Thomas 34, Obst 15, George 14, Rubit 13, Schilling 6, Djedovic 5, Sisko 4, Jaramaz 2, Radosevic 2
Spectators: 1937
Synt. MBC Weißenfels – Alba Berlin 66:95 (17:25,17:27,10:19,22:24)
Points Synt. MBC Weißenfels: Morris 16, Upshaw 11, Bryant 10, Mushidi 9, Kerusch 6, Rebic 6, Huskic 4, Yakhchali 4
Alba Berlin: Blatt 16, Schneider 16, Zoosman 16, Da Silva 11, Koumadje 8, Mattisseck 7, Olinde 6, Sikma 6, Thiemann 4, Delow 3, Lo 2
Spectators: 1800
Fraport Frankfurt – Telekom Baskets Bonn 96:112 (24:23,26:37,17:32,29:20)
Points Fraport Frankfurt: Moore 22, McLean 15, Wank 12, Ponitka 11, Robertson 11, Badio 8, Brenneke 8, Cherry 7, Schoormann 2
Telekom Baskets Bonn: Hawkins 31, Jackson-Cartwright 31, Kulvietis 16, Kessens 14, Gorham 12, Bowlin 5, Tadda 3
Spectators: 2404
BG Göttingen – Hamburg Towers 83:80 (22:16,21:27,21:17,19:20)
BG Göttingen points: Brown 19, Martin 18, Frey 14, Roberson 14, Hujic 6, Kamp 6, Grimes 4, Mönninghoff 2
Hamburg Towers: J. Brown 17, Homesley 17, Kotsar 15, Hinrichs 10, Ju. Hollatz 7, Meisner 6, Dileo 5, Christen 3
Spectators: 2413
