By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Completing the three-game sweep in the first round of Germany’s Playoffs, FC Bayern Munich dominated the second half to knock out BG Gottingen with a 65-54 victory on the road Sunday.
Explosive point guard Cassius Winston made 5/10 from the field for 16 points in Game 3 of the easyCredit BBL best-of-five series. Another former player of the Washington Wizards, Isaac Bonga followed with 15 points behind 7/12 field goals. Zylan Cheatham tallied eight points, 11 rebounds, two steals, and one block.
Paul Zipser was not available for head coach Andrea Trinchieri, similar to Othello Hunter (back), Vladimir Lucic (left hand), Augustine Rubit (Achilles), and Zan Mark Sisko (personal). As in Game 1 and Game 2, D.J. Seeley did not check in for Game 3 action.
For the team coached by Roel Moors, Till Pape stood out with a game-high 17 points. His side finished the first half with a one-point lead but was outscored by a margin of ten points in the third quarter. The deficit kept growing in the last ten minutes.
Ludwigsburg clinches as well
Following two consecutive away wins, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg topped EWE Baskets Oldenburg, 86-72, in MHP Arena to sweep the Quarterfinals series. Shonn Miller paved the way with 17 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block to his name. Will Cherry added 17 more points. On the opposite end, DeWayne Russell’s 27 points were not enough to extend the series.
Top-seeded Telekom Baskets Bonn, the recently crowned Basketball Champions League champions, currently lead Niners Chemnitz, 2-0, and are set to play Game 3 on the road tomorrow, Monday. Defending BBL champions, ALBA Berlin is instead trailing 2-1 in the series opposite ratiopharm Ulm with Game 4 scheduled for Wednesday.