Ratiopharm Ulm is scarce at Bahcesehir Istanbul and has to tremble to move into the Eurocup playoffs.
The Bundesliga club Ratiopharm Ulm lost the penultimate group game in the Eurocup with leaders Bahceesehir Istanbul with 81:85 (34:44).
In the course of the first quarter, the favorite settled to seven points. But the Ulm held against it and came back to one point after the first ten minutes – 23:24 after the first quarter.
Second quarter goes to Istanbul
In the second quarter, the Ulmen was missing the rhythm on the offensive. On the other hand, Istanbul continued to play and settled to 37:25. Ratiopharm coach Ty Harrelson reacted and took the time out. The Bundesliga club kept the deficit constant until the break.
Even in the third quarter, the gap remained stable. Karim Jallow came into play much better on the Ulm side. After 0 points in the first half, the wing player scored nine points and kept Ratiopharm all possibilities before the last ten minutes.
Ulm thanks Accuracy Suddenly from the outside
With an intermediate sprint, the Ulm came up to two points at 64:66. So tension was taken care of in the last few minutes. After three successful threesome in a row, the Ulm suddenly even lay in front – 76:75 almost three minutes before the end. However, it shouldn’t work with a win, since Istanbul now acted clarified and the Ulm made too many mistakes. For example, in the last minute, when a step error was made during the attack with the possibility of equalization.
The Bundesliga club is fifth after 17 match days. The first two teams move directly into the quarter -finals, the other four participants play the three to six groups. In the last group game, the Ulm team with the second Hapoel Tal Aviv awaits the next top opponent (February 5, 7 p.m.).
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