16.
8:32 p.m
29:35
But the Central Germans are currently unable to find the right way to defend themselves. Mark Smith is currently the driving force for the guests from Ulm and also presents the Jensen threesome.
15.
8:31 p.m
27:30
With two strong drives via driver Callison, the MBC can reduce the deficit immediately after the time-out.
14.
20:28
23:28
Ulm grabs the defensive rebound and starts through Mark Smith and Mohamed Diakite! The alley-oop leads Marco Ramondino to the first timeout of the game.
13.
20:26
23:26
The MBC is now trying more and more fast circulations, but the throws just don’t want to fall. Stephon Jelks’ three-point attempt from the left corner falters again.
12.
8:25 p.m
23:22
The defensive blocks of both teams are quite stable, the quick points tend to come from turnovers in the neutral zone. As soon as you get a little settled, both teams have problems with the shot clock and can only find solutions through individual quality.
11.
20:23
Start of 2nd quarter
10.
20:21
11:20 p.m
Quarter conclusion:
Led by Diego Garavaglia, Ratiopharm Ulm got off to a dream start and a 9-0 run. The MBC found its way better through a more aggressive defense and offensive individual actions and was able to turn the game around in the first quarter.
10.
8:20 p.m
End of 1st quarter
10.
8:17 p.m
22:18
Problems for the people of Ulm! Bryce Brown misses the difficult three-pointer from the right half of the field and has now reached the team foul limit.
9.
8:14 p.m
8:18 p.m
Suddenly the wolves are leading! In this hectic phase, the hosts keep their hands a little steadier.
8.
20:13
16:18
But there are wild turnovers back and forth on both sides and so the guests get a new chance through Nelson Weidemann. However, Charles Callison takes advantage of a ball loss in Ulm to score a three!
7.
20:12
12:14
The MBC is now also putting more pressure on defense, two Ulm attacks are destroyed with aggressive positional play.
6.
8:10 p.m
10:12
And Thomas now also turns up the heat, pulls in front of the basket with the next strong drive and puts it in! Suddenly there is only a two point difference.
5.
8:09 p.m
5:12
Finally we have a basketball game! Marcus Foster scores the first three-pointer for the hosts from the control center.
4.
8:08 p.m
2:12
With the next attack, however, Diego Garavaglia followed up with the next three from the left corner! The Italian already has eight points to his name.
4.
8:07 p.m
2:9
There are the first two points! Khyri Thomas drives under the basket to the right with a strong drive.
4.
8:06 p.m
0:9
Marcus Foster’s relatively free three-pointer didn’t fall either; the MBC was still waiting for the first points after three minutes.
3.
8:05 p.m
0:9
Callison misses from the middle distance, Garavaglia does better on the other side. Marco Ramondino should probably think about a timeout now.
2.
8:03 p.m
0:5
Dream start for the Ulm team! Christian Sengfelder sinks the first attack, then Diego Garavaglia scores from the left corner after a bad pass from Jure Planinić for three!
1.
8:03 p.m
0:0
Cup winners against runners-up – who will remain unbeaten after the fourth matchday?
1.
20:02
Game start
19:53
Rather, the Ulm head coach emphasized the difficulties that come with playing as a visiting team in the Wolfsbau: “It’s always unpleasant to play there. The hall is small, the fans are close, the atmosphere is boiling.” Last season only three BBL teams were able to steal points from Weißenfels – Ulm was one of them.
7:50 p.m
In preparation, both teams met in a test match: Ulm beat the Central Germans 92:80 at the OrangeCampus. Coach Ty Harrelson deliberately downplayed the victory about a month ago: “The win against MBC in the preseason has little meaning. The preseason is there for both teams to try out things and game systems.”
7:40 p.m
Very few people thought that both teams would perform so well despite the double burden and the massive upheaval in the summer. At MBC, successful coach Jānis Gailītis left the club after the surprising cup victory and was replaced by the Italian Marco Ramondino. On the Ulm side, Karim Jallow’s departure to Virtus Bologna naturally overshadowed the entire summer.
19:32
Both teams are not only shining on the national stage this season, they are also represented in Europe. During the week, Ulm secured their second win in the second Eurocup game against Panionios Athens. The MBC has successfully applied for the ENBL this season, where the only game so far against Tal Tech from Estonia was also successfully played.
19:26
Have a nice evening and welcome to the top game in the BBL! Both Syntainics MBC from Weißenfels and Ratiopharm Ulm are still unbeaten after three match days. It starts at 8 p.m. in the Wolf’s Den!