The basketball players at FC Bayern Munich have found their way back to success after a major defeat in the Euroleague. Two days after the 70:98 defeat against Zalgiris Kaunas, the German champions defeated the Bamberg Baskets 96:81 (52:42) in the Basketball Bundesliga. This means Bayern remain undefeated in the BBL after three games.
Bayern were strong offensively at the start: World and European champion Andreas Obst took their first double-digit lead (20:8) after six and a half minutes, and by the quarter break the hosts had pulled away to 32:13. Shortly before the break, Bayern lost the thread, but with an 11-0 run, Bamberg reduced the lead to 42:52.
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Even after the break, the guests kept up well with Bayern, with Bamberg reducing the gap to up to five points. When the guests came close, the Munich team often responded with threes – including two and a half minutes before the end when Justinian Jessup decisively increased the score to 92:74. Andreas Obst scored five times from outside and led Bayern with 21 points.
Newly promoted Trier remains undefeated
The Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier continue to cause a sensation as newcomers. With a 78:73 (37:37) home win over the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig, the Trier team also won their fourth league game. In the past ten years, only Würzburg (2015/16) and Rostock (2022/23) have started a season with four wins as promoted teams.
In a duel between two previously winless teams in the BBL, the Rostock Seawolves defeated the MLP Academics Heidelberg 90:79 (40:40) thanks to a strong final quarter. Heidelberg and Braunschweig currently occupy the two relegation places after four defeats from four games.