By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Brose Bamberg had a great start to the game (20-8) but Alba Berlin quickly bounced back, tied the score in front of the final period and eventually grabbed a narrow 69-66 road win on Day 26 of German League.
Landry Nnoko notched a double-double for the winning side with 12 points and 14 rebounds while Johannes Thiemann scored 11 points.
For Bamberg, Cliff Alexander scored 15 points while adding ten boards in addition to Ricky Hickman’s 12 points.
Alba improved to 17-5 and got a step closer to Bamberg which now holds an 18-6 record at the fourth spot of the German League standings. Bayern beat Ludwigsburg earlier the same day and stayed at the top with 23-2.
BBL Day 26 results and scorers
Skyliners – Vechta 80-100 (Clark 27 – Chapman 28)
Giessen – Crailsheim 114-115 (Bryant 30 – Turner 25)
Ulm – Braunschweig 93-84 (Miller 23 – Eatherton 22)
Jena – Wurzburg 78-82 (Jenkins 25 – Wells 17)
Bremerhaven – Bayreuth 83-75 (Warren 16 – Robertson 19)
Bonn – Mitteldeutscher 105-98 (Mayo 21 – Kerusch 26)
Gottingen – Oldenburg 79-96 (Stockton 25 – Massenat 40)
Bayern- Ludwigsburg 92-74 (Barthel 18 – Knight 17)
Bamberg – Alba 66-69 (Alexander 15 – Nnoko 12)