By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
A great game in Mercedes-Benz Arena, as Alba Berlin grabbed a 99-91 victory against MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Luke Sikma stole the show with a triple-double, scoring 11 points, and adding 10 rebounds and assists.
Christ Koumadje was the top scorer of the winning team with 17 points, and Tamir Blatt followed with 15 and eight assists. Jalen Smith also hit the double digits with 13 points, while Johannes Thiemann added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Isaiah Whitehead’s great game and 21 points weren’t enough for Ludwigsburg. Prentiss Hubb followed him with 18, while Jhonathan Dunn added 13 points for the losing side.
After going back and forth, Alba managed to take control in the last few minutes. Grabbed an eight-point lead in the dying moments and ended with almost scoring a hundred points.
Alba is 6-0 in easyCredit BBL this season and shares first place with Bonn which is also undefeated. Bayern Munich follows with 6-1 after yesterday’s win over Syntainics MBC.
Ludwigsburg suffered their second defeat (5-2).
BBL Round 7 results:
Chemnitz – Crailsheim Merlins 106-94
Syntainics MBC – Bayern 69-82
s. Oliver Vurzburg – Rostock 97-87
Hamburg – Bonn 72-101
Bayreuth – Braunschweig 76-77
Bamberg – Frankfurt 100-83
Oldenburg – Gottingen 93-75
Heidelberg – Ulm 96-106
Alba Berlin – Ludwigsburg 99-91
Standings:
1. Bonn 6-0
2. Alba Berlin 6-0
3. Bayern 6-1
4. Ludwigsburg 5-2
5. Oldenburg 5-2
6. Hamburg 4-3
7. Rostock 4-3
8. Chemnitz 3-2
9. Gottingen 3-3
10. s. Oliver Wurzburg 3-4
11. Bayreuth 2-5
12. Braunschweig 2-4
13. Crailsheim Merlins 2-5
14. Heidelberg 2-4
15. Bamberg 2-5
16. Ulm 2-5
17. Syntainics MBC 1-5
18. Frankfurt 1-6