The Niners Chemnitz continued their winning streak and celebrated their tenth win of the season on matchday 11 of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Coach Rodrigo Pastore’s team easily beat the new bottom-placed MLP Academics Heidelberg on Saturday evening in their own hall with 93:69 (53:34) and thus maintained their lead in the table. With 10:1 wins, the Saxons are ahead of champions ratiopharm Ulm (8:2), who will play against cup winners Bayern Munich on Sunday (3 p.m.).
Heidelberg was only able to keep up in the first six minutes of the game, then the hosts pulled away. Center Kevin Yebo and Wesley van Beck each collected 17 points, while Vincent Kesteloot (15) scored best for the guests.
Runner-up Telekom Baskets Bonn suffered another setback. The Champions League winner suffered his fifth defeat of the season with a 78:97 (27:46) at the Würzburg Baskets and is gradually losing contact with the top of the table. Otis Livingston (21) was the most successful thrower for the Franconians in their sixth win of the season, Noah Kirkwood (18) and Savion Flagg (17) scored the most points for the Bonn team in their worst defeat of the season so far.