BG Göttingen stopped ratiopharm Ulm’s winning streak in the BBL;. The team from Lower Saxony won 91:87 (51:38) on Saturday and inflicted the first defeat on the visitors after six successive victories previously.
With a record of 14:6 victories, the Ulm team, together with Telekom Baskets Bonn and Niners Chemnitz, are part of a trio chasing leaders FC Bayern Munich. Göttingen (11:7) improved to eighth place.
In front of 500 spectators, Göttingen were already 13 points ahead at the break thanks to a strong second quarter (29:10). Ulm improved after the change of ends and was able to reduce the lead to 83:84 with 38 seconds to go. The hosts kept their nerves in the final phase and deserved to win. The Norwegian Harald Frey scored the best with 21 points for the Göttingen team.
The Niners Chemnitz won surprisingly clearly with 74:56 (35:27) against the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and could catch up with the Ulm team. The Saxons continue to be one of the positive surprises in the league. Ludwigsburg (13:7), on the other hand, lost for the first time after previously winning four games in a row and fell back to fifth place.
Former top team Brose Bamberg narrowly won 92-89 (47-48) at relegation-threatened Jobstairs Giessen 46ers. medi Bayreuth defeated promoted MLP Academics Heidelberg 85-79 (41-44).
BG Göttingen – ratiopharm Ulm 91:87 (22:28,29:10,17:21,23:28)
BG Göttingen points: Frey 21, Baldwin 16, Brown 12, Mönninghoff 11, Toolson 10, Roberson 8, Hartwich 6, Kamp 6, Vargas 1
ratiopharm Ulm: Christon 26, Thornwell 17, Felicio 16, Blossomgame 14, Herkenhoff 7, Klepeisz 4, Zugic 3
Spectators: 500
medi Bayreuth – MLP Academics Heidelberg 85:79 (16:29,25:15,20:15,24:20)
medi Bayreuth points: Anim 22, Sajus 19, Allen 14, Wells 12, Doreth 5, Sanders 5, Joesaar 4, Jalalpoor 3, Bruhnke 1
MLP Academics Heidelberg: Lowery 17, Geist 15, Chapman 14, Friederici 10, Ugrai 9, Martin 8, Heyden 4, Würzner 2
Spectators: 1000
Gießen 46ers – Brose Bamberg 89:92 (26:25,22:22,22:24,19:21)
Points Giessen 46ers: Mccullum 27, Omot 26, Laksa 9, Williams 9, Jalon Demarco 8, Kraushaar 5, Uhlemann 4, Fayne II 1
Brose Bamberg: Kyzlink 22, Prewitt 19, Sengfelder 18, Geben 13, Robinson 13, Scott 5, Omuvwie 2
Spectators: 1126
Niners Chemnitz – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 74:56 (19:10,16:17,26:15,13:14)
Points Niners Chemnitz: Richter 12, E. Washington 12, Wimberg 11, Susinskas 9, Massenat 8, Mike 8, Lockett 7, Weidemann 7
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg: Radebaugh 12, Simon 12, Bartolo 6, Darden 6, Johannes Patrick 5, Woodard 5, Cotton 4, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 4, Happ 2
Spectators: 2550
