Chemnitz - Heidelberg 90-93

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made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game.

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outrebounded

Chemnitz 39-28

including 28 on the defensive glass. American forward Ryan Mikesell (201-1996, college: Dayton, agency: Slash Sports) stepped up and scored 27 points (made all of his eight free throws) for the winners and Danish Bakary Dibba (206-2001, agency: Blacktop Management) chipped in 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. At the losing side American Victor Bailey Jr (193-1998, college: GMU) responded with 27 points and the other American import point guard Jacob Gilyard (175-1998, college: Richmond) scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Four

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and five

Chemnitz

players scored in double figures. Chemnitz's coach Rodrigo Pastore rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.

Top scorers:
Heidelberg: R.Mikesell 27+2reb+3ast, M.Weathers 21+1reb+6ast, B.Dibba 20+10reb+1ast, M.Seric 13+6reb+2ast, M.Kessen 7+7reb, P.Zipser 5+7reb+1ast
Chemnitz: V.Bailey Jr 27+1reb+2ast, K.Yebo 17+6reb, D.Lansdowne 12+2reb+5ast, J.Garrett 11+5reb+1ast, J.Gilyard 11+5reb+8ast, O.Nkamhoua 6

Ulm - ALBA 94-83

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made 34-of-44 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game, while

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only scored nine points from the stripe.

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forced 22

ALBA Berlin

turnovers. French forward Noa Essengue (207-2006) fired 21 points for the winners (made all of his thirteen free throws !!!). American guard Justinian Jessup (201-1998, college: Boise St.) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. International Malte Delow (197-2001) produced 16 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Justin Bean (201-1996, college: Utah St.) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.

Top scorers:
Ulm: N.Essengue 21+4reb+3ast, J.Jessup 14+2reb+4ast, K.Jallow 13+3reb+1ast, N.Weidemann 11+1ast, B.Saraf 10+4reb+2ast, M.Santos 8+3reb
ALBA: M.Delow 16+8reb+2ast, J.Bean 11+6reb, W.McDowell-White 10+2reb+2ast, T.Schneider 10+5reb, G.Procida 10+1reb, M.Kessens 8+3reb

Braunschweig - Wuerzburg 92-79

Braunschweig

shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. American guard TJ Crockett (187-1999, college: Lindenwood) nailed 24 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and Slovenian Luka Scuka (207-2002) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds. Panamanian-Puerto Rican point guard Jhivvan Jackson (182-1998, college: UTSA) came up with 14 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Hannes Steinbach (206-2006) added 14 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for

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in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

Top scorers:
Braunschweig: T.Crockett 24+2reb+1ast, L.Scuka 15+6reb+2ast, A.Velicka 14+5ast, B.Schroeder 9+4reb, T.Mitchell 7+4reb+3ast, F.Zylka 6+7reb+3ast
Wuerzburg: H.Steinbach 14+6reb+1ast, J.Jackson 14+5reb+3ast, M.Lewis II 9+1reb+4ast, L.Wank 8+3reb+1ast, N.Phillips 8+1reb, B.Kone 8+2reb

Bayern - Weissenfels 78-60

Serbian Vladimir Lucic (204-1989) fired a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Justus Hollatz (191-2001) chipped in 10 points and 7 assists. Five Bayern Muenchen players scored in double figures. American guard Michael Devoe (196-1999, college: Georgia Tech) produced 17 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his thirteen free throws !!!) and center Eddy Edigin (202-1995) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.

Top scorers:
Bayern: S.Napier 12+1reb+3ast, J.Hollatz 10+1reb+7ast, D.Booker 10+2reb+2ast, J.White 10+4reb+2ast, V.Lucic 10+12reb, J.Voigtmann 7+5reb
Weissenfels: M.Devoe 17+7reb+2ast, E.Edigin 9+9reb+1ast, T.Brewer 9+5reb, I.Tkachenko 8+1reb, S.Reaves 6+2ast, J.Bryant 5+4reb+1ast