By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Three days after taking down domestic rival ALBA Berlin in the opening round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Pablo Laso’s FC Bayern Munich improved to 2-1 in Germany’s easyCredit BBL.
Sitting out Carsen Edwards, Dino Radoncic, Vladimir Lucic, Niklas Wimberg, and Devin Booker, Bayern secured the home win, 90-79, versus Veolia Towers Hamburg on Sunday.
Sylvain Francisco went for 18 points in the Regular Season Round 3 contest. Andreas Obst and Serge Ibaka followed with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Nick Weiler-Babb had ten points, three steals, three rebounds, and two assists. Recovering from illness and logging his first appearance in the 2023-24 season, Niels Giffey chipped in five points, four rebounds, three assists, and one steal.
Falling into a double-digit hole before the end of the first half, the visitors did not recover and fell to 1-2. Cal Poly Pomona product William Christmas shared the game-high 18 points in the losing effort.
Among games held on Saturday, defending champion ratiopharm Ulm topped ALBA, 100-88. Both Ulm and Rasta Vechta are 3-0.
BBL Round 3
Wurzburg Baskets – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 60-78
BG Gottingen – Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 110-104 OT (90-90)
ratiopharm Ulm – ALBA Berlin 100-88
Heidelberg – Oldenburg 83-92
Rasta Vechta – Tigers Tubingen 103-72
Basketball Lowen Braunschweig – Niners Chemnitz 81-86
FC Bayern Munich – Veolia Towers Hamburg 90-79
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Syntainics MBC (9/10)
Bamberg Baskets – Rostock Seawolves (28/11)
STANDINGS: Vechta 3-0, Ulm 3-0, Gottingen 1-0, ALBA Berlin 2-1, Chemnitz 2-1, Oldenburg 2-1, Bayern 2-1, Braunschweig 2-1…
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