Alba Berlin won its last home game in the round of points in the basketball Bundesliga and thus also took first place in the table. The defending champion defeated the Gießen 46ers, who had already been relegated, in a catch-up game on Wednesday with 109:80 (61:43). It was the tenth win in a row. The best Berlin throwers in front of 4,159 spectators were Jonas Mattisseck with 19 and Louis Olinde with 17 points.
Coach Israel Gonzalez gave national player Maodo Lo a break, and youngster Malte Delow was out ill. Alba struggled a bit in the first few minutes, because Gießen was in rhythm right away and hit his throws. After being 5-0 down, Alba got into the game better and took the lead for the first time after just under three and a half minutes.