The Würzburg Baskets win game four in the semi-finals of the BBL playoffs and equalize the series. After another competitive duel, the decision to move into the final for the German championship is now in game five.
The fourth game of the semi -final series between the Würzburg Baskets and Ulm was also highly competitive. Both teams gave little, it remained tight until the end. In the end, hosts had the better end for themselves, won with 78:77 and equalized in the best-of-five semi-final series to 2-2. The decision as to who moves into the final for the German Basketball Championship is in game five.
Play four is also competitive
The home side showed up nervous at the beginning and were 0: 4 behind, but then they stabilized. In the middle of the first quarter, the Lower Franconia were 17:10 and thus seven points ahead. But the main round of rounds fought again. In the end it went into the second quarter with a 25:23 lead for the hosts. Also in section two the same picture: both teams at eye level in a duel that was increasingly heated. At halftime it was 44:41.
The Würzburger came out of the catacombs with more momentum and expanded their lead to eight points in the meantime. But then the team of coach Sašo Filipovski collapsed for the first time. Ulm came up and equalized at the end of the third third to 63:63.
Ulm turns the game – Würzburg has the better end for itself
Until then, the Baskets had not been behind since the initial phase. That changed at the beginning of section four. After the game after the fifth personal foul was finished for Würzburg, Ulm took the lead with 66:64. But Würzburg did not get up again and pulled away again. Now Ulm was challenged and turned the game to 74:73 three minutes before the end.
From this point on, the leadership changed constantly. Seconds before the end, the Würzburgers were 76:77 in the back when Zac Seljaas blocked an attack by the guests and Davion Mintz converted almost nine seconds before the end to 78:77. Because Würzburg was also able to thwart Ulm’s last attack, there is now a fifth game in the semi-final series.
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Source: BR24 10.06.2025 – 6:30 p.m.
