That was a clear demonstration of power: In the BBL, Bayern Munich taught the surprise team from Heidelberg a lesson and took first place. Ulm also remains at the top.
Two days after their painful 69:112 defeat in the Euroleague at Olympiakos Piraeus, the Munich team celebrated an 87:59 (49:24) victory in Heidelberg in the domestic league on Sunday (January 12, 2025). After a short initial phase, the guests quickly took command and led 22:12 after the first quarter. Since the Munich team maintained their scoring rate, Heidelberg never found the connection.
In Devin Booker, Niels Giffey (both 14) and Carsen Edwards (13), three Munich players achieved double-digit scoring values. For Heidelberg, Erol Ersek was the best thrower with 12 points. With the away win, the Bayern basketball team (10:4 wins) takes first place in the BBL ahead of Ulm (10:4). Heidelberg (9:5) is now third.
Würzburg stumbles in Oldenburg
The Würzburg Baskets suffered a setback in Oldenburg. Würzburg lost to Oldenburg on Saturday (January 11, 2025) with 85:96 (40:38) and thus missed the jump to first place. The Lower Franconians pulled back a little to 49:38 with a 9-0 run at the beginning of the third quarter, but Oldenburg came back. Especially with a strong final quarter, the Lower Saxony team earned their seventh win of the season and moved closer to the middle of the table. Artur Konontsuk was the most successful thrower for Oldenburg with 30 points.
Ulm, on the other hand, is still at the forefront. The 2023 champions didn’t miss a beat in their 82:72 (48:28) win against the Rostock Seawolves. The hosts laid the foundation with a 25:12 in the first quarter and then continuously expanded their lead. The Ulm team lost the last two quarters, but in the end they were able to celebrate their tenth win of the season. Justinian Jessup contributed the most points with 15. D’Shawn Schwartz had 23 points for Rostock.
Braunschweig clearly beats Göttingen
The Löwen Braunschweig are on the way forward after a clear derby victory at BG Göttingen. Braunschweig was already clearly ahead at the break at 61:39 and was able to take it easy in the second half. In the end the lead was 21 points at 107:86. With a record of 9:5 wins, the Lions moved up to fourth place.
Rasta Vechta also achieved a victory, retaining the upper hand against the Central German BC with 87:79 (43:38) and moving past MBC in the table. The Hamburg Towers had already won their sixth win of the season with a 91:84 win against Baskets Bonn on Friday