Germany - BBL-Round-3-of-Semi-Finals-Ulm-and-Bayern-secure-victories
Ulm - Wuerzburg 99-86
ratiopharm Ulmdominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to
s Oliver Baskets' 28. They outrebounded
s Oliver Baskets 45-25including a
18-4advantage in offensive rebounds. 28 personal fouls committed by
s Oliver Basketshelped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for the former international Karim Jallow (198-1997) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. French forward Noa Essengue (207-2006) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Panamanian-Puerto Rican point guard Jhivvan Jackson (182-1998, college: UTSA) with 25 points and power forward Hannes Steinbach (206-2006) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Ulm: K.Jallow 26+7reb+2ast, N.Essengue 17+9reb+1ast, J.Jessup 15+5reb+3ast, B.Saraf 13+4reb+2ast, M.Santos 9+3reb+1ast, N.Bretzel 6+4reb+1ast
Wuerzburg: J.Jackson 25+1reb, Z.Seljaas 15+2reb, H.Steinbach 13+10reb+2ast, D.Mintz 13+4ast, B.Kone 5+2reb+1ast, C.Skladanowski 3+2reb
Bayern - Heidelberg 98-68
Bayern Muenchenmade 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game.
Bayern Muenchenoutrebounded
MLP Academics Heidelberg 40-24including a
28-17advantage in defensive rebounds.
Bayern Muenchenplayers were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by
MLP Academics Heidelberg's players. It was a quality performance for American-Puerto Rican point guard Shabazz Napier (185-1991, college: UConn, agency: Alti Sport) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. The former international guard Nick Weiler-Babb (196-1995, college: Iowa St.) accounted for 8 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Bayern Muenchen's coach Gordon Herbert felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Michael Weathers (190-1997, college: SMU) came up with 16 points and 5 rebounds and the other American import guard DJ Horne (185-2000, college: NC State, agency: JCK Sports Group) added 16 points respectively for
MLP Academics Heidelbergin the defeat.
Top scorers:
Bayern: S.Napier 18+5reb+1ast, A.Obst 15+1reb+1ast, J.Hollatz 12+3reb+5ast, D.Booker 10+3reb+3ast, N.Weiler-Babb 8+5reb+8ast, V.Lucic 8+8reb+2ast
Heidelberg: M.Weathers 16+5reb+2ast, D.Horne 16+2reb+2ast, R.Mikesell 13+2reb+1ast, P.Zipser 7+8reb+1ast, M.Kessen 6+1reb, B.Dibba 6+3reb+1ast