Alba Berlin and Munich remain on the heels of BBL leaders Bonn
FC Bayern Munich has clinched its tenth win in the twelfth game of the season in the Bundesliga. On Tuesday, FCB won in front of 10,454 spectators in Mannheim’s SAP Arena in a hard-fought game 87-83 (50-51) against MLP Academics Heidelberg. Bayern remain third in the table, but only have one more defeat than leaders Telekom Baskets Bonn and second place Alba Berlin.
Tenth victory in the eleventh game: Alba Berlin didn’t miss a beat against Syntainics MBC.
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In the first three quarters, no team was able to pull away by more than five points in the comparison between Heidelberg and Munich. That changes in the final section, which the guests opened with a 9-0 run. A little later, FC Bayern didn’t allow a goal from the field for five minutes, so the MLP Academics couldn’t turn the game around. Basketball national player Isaac Bonga led Munich with 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
The Academics actually play their home games in the SNP Dome in Heidelberg, but moved to the SAP Arena in Mannheim, where the first division ice hockey team Adler Mannheim and the first division handball team Rhein-Neckar Löwen play. Bayern had to play without their sick head coach Andrea Trinchieri, who was replaced by assistant coach Adriano Vertemati.
Meanwhile, Alba Berlin has caught up with table leaders Telekom Baskets Bonn with their tenth win in eleven games of the season, but remains second due to the worse point difference. The reigning champion controlled the second half of the east derby against Syntainics MBC from Weißenfels and, with a 86:60 (37:29) victory, introduced the fourth success in a row.
Russell scores four seconds from the end
The EWE Baskets Oldenburg exacerbate the crisis of the Veolia Towers Hamburg. With a 96:95 (53:47) away win, the Lower Saxony added the sixth defeat in a row to the Hamburg team. DeWayne Russell (17 points) hit a try for the win four seconds from time on the free throw line.
In another derby on match day 11, the MHP giants Ludwigsburg defeated ratiopharm Ulm at home with 87:84 (43:42).
Statistics:
MLP Academics Heidelberg – Bayern Munich 83:87 (25:23, 26:27, 18:17, 14:20)
Points MLP Academics Heidelberg: Coleman 21, E. Washington 18, Davis 12, Ugrai 12, Ely 7, Lasisi 5, Kesteloot 3, Vargas 3, Herzog 2
FC Bayern Munich: Bonga 21, Walden 17, Rubit 15, Gillespie 8, Winston 8, Harris 6, Jaramaz 4, Weiler-Babb 3, Zipser 3, Hunter 2
Viewers: 10454
Alba Berlin – Synt. MBC Weißenfels 86:60 (16:15, 21:14, 26:20, 23:11)
Points Alba Berlin: Wetzell 14, Thiemann 13, Lo 9, Olinde 9, Procida 7, Schneider 7, Smith 7, Koumadje 6, Blatt 5, Zoosman 5, Mattisseck 4
synthetic MBC Weißenfels: Clyburn 13, Ihring 9, Callison 8, Ballock 6, Bryant 6, Caisin 6, Darden 6, Breunig 4, Kerusch 2
Viewers: 10881
Hamburg Towers – EWE Baskets Oldenburg 95:96 (19:23, 28:30, 23:19, 25:24)
Points Hamburg Towers: McCullum 25, Woodard 20, Meisner 15, Philipps 9, Samar 8, Childs 6, Hinrichs 5, Schoormann 4, Clark II 3
EWE Baskets Oldenburg: Drechsel 27, Lomazs 17, D. Russell 17, Leissner 15, classes 11, Pjanic 9
Viewers: 3400
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – ratiopharm Ulm 87:84 (22:25, 21:17, 20:21, 24:21)
Points MHP Giants Ludwigsburg: Whitehead 21, Bartolo 14, Bähre 12, Dunn 9, Johnson 7, Roberson 7, Edigin 6, Jacob Patrick 6, Shungu 2
ratiopharm Ulm: Christen 13, Jallow 12, Paul 12, Dos Santos 11, Nunez 11, Hawley 7, Fuchs 6, Klepeisz 6, Zugic 6
Spectators: 4000