On Wednesday, Ulm were guests in Thessaloniki as part of the Eurocup – and celebrated their next success there. But only after extra time
Ulm has further improved its chances of advancing to the next round of the Basketball Eurocup. The German champions won 99:88 (81:81, 41:42) after overtime at Greek club Aris Thessaloniki on Wednesday. With six wins and two defeats after eight of 18 preliminary round games, the Bundesliga club remains among the top teams in Group B. Trevion Williams was the most successful scorer in the Greek port city with 20 points.
In a fiercely contested encounter, neither team managed to pull away decisively. Ulm responded to an interim 21:30 lead with a 9:0 run. The lead changed hands constantly as the game progressed. The home side tied the scores at 81:81 with a bucket from downtown with six seconds left on the clock to force overtime. Ulm was more accurate there and captured its sixth victory
