Champion ratiopharm Ulm clearly won in Weißenfels in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Runner-up Bonn also had reason to be happy.
On the 14th matchday, Ulm won confidently against the weak Syntainics MBC at home with 107:75 (60:39) and is only behind leaders Niners Chemnitz (12:1) with 10:3 victories.
The guests from Swabia lived up to their role as favorites in the first third. At halftime the lead was already more than 20 points. The MBC subsequently did not find a suitable means of permanently putting Ulm’s compact defense in trouble.
Center Trevion Williams (22) and Pacome Dadiet (17) scored the most points for the winner. Johnathan Stove was the best shooter for the Syntainics with 20 points.
Ninth win in the league for Bonn
Runner-up Telekom Baskets Bonn celebrated its ninth win in the 15th game of the season. The Rhinelanders prevailed against old champions Baskets Bamberg with 88:74 (45:39) and thus strengthened their playoff ambitions. Brian Fobbs scored 18 points for the Champions League winners, Bamberg was also of no use to Zach Vopeland’s 27 points.
Bitter defeat for Oldenburg
In the third game of the evening, the Würzburg Baskets defeated the EWE Baskets Oldenburg in a close game with 83:78 (33:31). The best throwers were Otis Livingston II from Würzburg with 19 points and Geno Grandall, who scored 22 times for the guests. For Würzburg it was the ninth win in the 13th match, Oldenburg now has eight defeats after 14 games.
