4.
8:40 p.m
8:11
Johnathan Stove also found a touch from the three-point line early in the game and sank a shot from downtown. On the other side, Grayson leaves Murphy lying down, but after an offensive rebound, Michael Kessens can at least put two points on the board. Shortly afterwards, Stove was allowed to go to the free throw line and only hit one of two attempts.
3.
8:39 p.m
6:7
Davion Mintz goes to the left corner and easily sinks a three-point shot. Grayson Murphy counters with an attempt from half distance.
2.
8:38 p.m
4:4
On the Rhinelander side, Tylan Birts misses again, but Michael Kessens is there and can convert a tip-in. David Muenkat is successful with a layup a few moments later before Joel-Sadu Aminu equalizes from close range.
1.
8:36 p.m
0:2
Then you can get started. Game five is underway and the guests, playing in white, win the jump ball and have the first attack. A layup from Jonathan Stove lands on the ring before the home team, playing in magenta, shows an airball in the person of Tylan Birts. Shortly afterwards, it was Stove who put the first points on the scoreboard with a floater.
1.
8:34 p.m
Game start
8:32 p.m
After the Starting five the Würzburger, which consists of David Muenkat, Eddy Edigin, Johnathan Stove, Davion Mintz and Marcus Carr, there is the walkout of the Bonners! The hall announcer brings the players in one by one. Marko Stankovic’s team starts with Joel-Sadu Aminu, Grayson Murphy, Michael Kessens, Tylan Birts and Jeffery Garrett.
8:15 p.m
One motto should apply to both teams today: Losing is forbidden! The winner of this match will be back in action this weekend and will face FC Bayern Munich. The reigning champions already completed the clean sweep over the Gladiators Trier last Saturday and will therefore go into the upcoming match against either the Telekom Baskets Bonn or the Fitness First Würzburg Baskets fresh. Regardless of who prevails today, they will be the clear underdog against Bayern. The balance between Bonn and Würzburg this season is even at 3:3, but the team that did not have home advantage prevailed in four matches.
8:09 p.m
The advantage lies with the home team. However, the Fitness First Würzburg Baskets showed in the first game of the quarter-final series that they can also win on a foreign stage. About a week and a half ago, Sašo Filipovski’s men secured their first success and won 69:54 against Bonn. In the second duel, today’s hosts came back and equalized with an 88:81 win before the Rhinelanders also managed a steal from Würzburg and won 80:76. However, the first match point was fended off with a score of 82:70 from the perspective of today’s guests, meaning there will be a big reunion in the Telekom Dome.
20:02
The Telekom Baskets Bonn scored 42 points in the main round of the 2025/26 season and thus took fourth place in the table. The Fitness First Würzburg Baskets, who came in fifth, performed just two points worse. It is precisely this fine difference of two points that gives the Bonn team home advantage in game five of the quarter-final series. This is the fifth meeting in the Telekom Dome, in which Marko Stankovic’s team won twelve of the 17 home games in the regular season.
19:56
Hello and welcome to game five in the quarterfinals of the DEL playoffs. From 8:30 p.m., the Telekom Baskets Bonn will welcome the Fitness First Würzburg Baskets in their Telekom Dome and determine FC Bayern Munich’s semi-final opponent!
