FC Bayern’s basketball players had their hands full in the first game of the BBL semi-finals. Only in the last few minutes were Bayern too strong for Baskets Bonn.
The FC Bayern Munich basketball players opened their semi-final series against Telekom Baskets Bonn in the BBL play-offs with a win in game one. The defending champion prevailed in a close game with 83:78 (18:21, 12:13, 20:24,33:20).
Bonn is 13 points ahead of Bayern
After neither team was able to really break away in the first quarter, Bonn came out of the break better. The guests’ three-point lead grew to eleven points within three minutes. Bayern fought their way back to four points by half-time, but were noticeably struggling.
After the break, Bonn remained the better team. While Andreas Obst and Co. made too many missed throws and lost the ball, the fourth-place team in the regular season stayed in control and at one point pulled ahead by 13 points after a layup from Joel Aminu.
FCBB proves Taker qualities
Once again the FCBB showed their ability to take advantage and reduced the score to 50:55 with a three-pointer from Nenad Dimitrijevic 23 seconds before the end of the third quarter, but again Aminu showed a lucky touch and hit a three-pointer three seconds before the end of the quarter, so that the Rhinelanders went into the final period with a 58:50 lead.
The course of the final ten minutes was similar to that of the previous quarter. At the beginning, Bonn increased their lead to twelve points, but this didn’t last long because Bayern continued to defend themselves.
Lucic equalizes for Bayern
World and European champion Obst brought Munich within two points with two three-pointers before Vladimir Lucic equalized the game with two free throws to make the score 71:71.
After a missed layup by Jalen Finch, the Munich native Oscar da Silva scored the FCBB’s first lead since the first quarter with a goal. Bonn managed to make it 73:73, but it couldn’t stop the seven-time German champions from winning.
Bonn’s Aminu best scorer – Dimitrijevic with a double-double
The best scorer of the game was Bonn’s shooting guard Aminu with 23 points. The German hit five of his twelve three-point attempts and contributed three steals. Da Silva was the most dangerous basket hunter for the home team with 13 points and five rebounds. In addition to the local hero, point guard Dimitrijevic also stood out with ten points and 14 assists. Game two takes place on Monday evening at 8.30 p.m. in Munich.
In the second semi-final game of the day, the Bamberg Baskets suffered a heavy defeat against Alba Berlin. The Franconians clearly lost their first game against the capital city team with 86:105 (19:18, 15:35, 20:30, 32:22).
Bamberg comes under the wheels against Alba
After a balanced first quarter, Berlin was able to pull away to 19 points at halftime with a strong second half and even extended the lead to 29 points after the break.
Alba benefited from a strong three-point percentage of 43.2 percent, led by 18 points and six assists from point guard Jack Kayil. For Bamberg Ibi Watson was the best thrower with 16 points. Bamberg also has game two on Monday evening. The match starts at 6.30 p.m. in Berlin.
Source: BR24 Radio May 30, 2026 – 2:35 p.m
