A good four seconds were still on the game clock, the Rostock team was behind at 74:76, although they had previously led for a long time. Tyler Nelson got the ball, turned and shot his shot from well behind the three-point line in the basket – 77:76! The Seawolves players raced across the field, hugged the around 100 fans who had traveled with them, danced and celebrated – before the referees intervened.
There were still 0.2 seconds left. So line up again. In the certainty that Jena would not be enough to counterattack again. That’s how it happened, the 3-1 win in the “Best of Five” semi-final series for the North Germans was perfect and the starting signal for the Rostock promotion party was given a second time.
Seawolves coach Held: “Tyler delivered”
“In the end, of course, it’s also a bit lucky that such a throw falls in,” said a visibly battered Rostock coach Christian Held. “But Tyler delivered.”
In the play-off final for the second division championship, the Mecklenburgers now meet the Tigers Tübingen. Both finalists have the right to advance, but only the Seawolves have applied for the BBL license.
Jena takes the lead seconds before the end
In Jena it had not looked like such a drama for a long time. The Seawolves had the game completely under control for a long time and were now leading by ten points. But in the last quarter the hosts came up and 45 seconds before the final siren suddenly took the lead 74:72 – for the first time in the game. The momentum spoke for the hosts until Nelson got the ball and made the Rsotocker BBL dream a reality.
Rostock Seawolves: father, son and a common dream
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sports compact | 05/12/2022 | 22:00 O’clock
Source: NDR