Bayreuth, who was plagued by injuries and corona cases, only had eight players from the first division squad left before the game. Top scorers reported to Hamburg Caleb Homesley before the game with a Covid disease. Because also Ray McCallum asked for his contract to be terminated at short notice, the Hamburg team had to travel to Bayreuth without a real playmaker.
Bayreuth with a strong offensive
The hosts were able to cope better with the numerous failures and were particularly strong on the offensive: Bayreuth secured the success with a strong hit rate of 58 percent from the field, and Raoul Korner’s team also hit almost half of all three-pointers (13 of 27 To attempt). The outstanding man was Martynas Sajus, the Lithuanian center came with 21 points and 10 rebounds to a double double. Terry Allen (17 points) hit six of his seven attempts from the field.
Hamburg, who, like Bayreuth, were in international action during the week, had to accept a setback in the race for the playoffs – despite 24 points from Jaylon Brownwho was the top scorer of the game.