Despite a strong performance, it was not enough for ratiopharm Ulm in the Eurocup: The Bundesliga basketball team was narrowly defeated by leaders Gran Canaria.
Basketball Bundesliga team ratiopharm Ulm conceded its fourth defeat in a row in the Eurocup despite a courageous performance. On Tuesday evening, the team of coach Jaka Lakovic lost against the leader of Group B Gran Canaria with 93:94 (44:48). The Ulm team remains in seventh place in the Eurocup preliminary round Group B. The first eight of the ten teams in the group will reach the last 16, Ulm still have three games to play.
Zugic turns up the heat – Ulm can’t use momentum
After starting problems in defence, Ulm found their way into the game with a 16:4 run, thanks to ten threes in the first half they were ahead by eight points at times. But the guests from went into the dressing room with a four-point lead thanks to their size advantage.
After the break, the Swabians always stayed within striking distance, mainly thanks to 18-year-old Fedor Zugic (22 points). In the middle of the final period, Ulm gained the momentum with an 8:0 run. In an exciting final phase, Gran Canaria scored the winning goal with 19 seconds to go.