0.9 seconds decide the basketball thriller: Champions League winner Telekom Baskets Bonn is in the quarter-finals of the BBL Cup.
Against league rivals MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, head coach Roel Moors’ team, which only got one win from the first three games in the league, turned things around after the break and secured an 80:79 (34:46) victory at the last minute.
“It doesn’t always have to be nice. We knew it would be difficult,” said Bonn’s Christian Sengfelder. Savion Flagg scored the decisive tip-in for victory a fraction before the end.
The baskets’ best thrower was Glynn Watson with 21 points, and the American contributed eight assists. At Ludwigsburg, his compatriot Jayvon Greaves impressed with 19 points.
Ratiopharm Ulm, which had a perfect start to the new Bundesliga season with three wins unlike Bonn, previously struggled to reach the top eight with a 76:72 (44:32) win against the Würzburg Baskets. The Niners Chemnitz gave second division Gießen 46ers no chance with a clear 89:64 (49:30).