A good four seconds were still on the game clock, the Rostock team was behind at 74:76, although they had previously led for a long time. Tyler Nelson got the ball, turned and shot his shot from well behind the three-point line in the basket – 77:76! The Seawolves players raced across the field, hugged the around 100 fans who had traveled with them, danced and celebrated – before the referees intervened.
There were still 0.2 seconds left. So line up again. In the certainty that Jena would not be enough to counterattack again.
That’s how it happened, the 3-1 win in the “Best of Five” semi-final series for the North Germans was perfect and the starting signal for the Rostock promotion party was given a second time. The play-off final against Tübingen is only of statistical value, since both teams have the right to advance, but only the Seawolves had applied for the license.
Jena takes the lead seconds before the end
In Jena it had not looked like such a drama for a long time. The Seawolves were in complete control of the game in Jena for a long time and were temporarily leading by ten points. But in the last quarter the hosts came up and with 45 seconds left they suddenly had a 74:72 lead – for the first time in the game. The momentum spoke for the hosts until Nelson got the ball.
Rostock Seawolves: father, son and a common dream
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sports compact | 05/12/2022 | 22:00 O’clock
Source: NDR