Surprise team Niners Chemnitz remains on the heels of league leaders FC Bayern Munich in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
The Chemnitz team won against relegation candidate Hakro Merlins Crailsheim with 97:82 (42:39) and, with a 19:4 win after 23 games, they remain the first pursuers of Bayern (18:3), who face off against on Sunday (3:30 p.m./MagentaSport). Play Rasta Vechta. Wesley van Beck was the Niners’ top scorer with 24 points.
Champion ratiopharm Ulm, who had lost against Chemnitz a week ago (82:83), moved back to a direct result on Saturday with a 91:78 (44:43) win against BG Göttingen after four defeats from five league games Play-off ranking. The American Trevion Williams was the outstanding player with a double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds).
The Würzburg Baskets also have a good chance of making it to the postseason, as they secured fourth place with their 96:76 (55:35) win at EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Zac Seljaas shone for Würzburg with 30 points.