By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Alba Berlin put on a strong third quarter and sealed the 101-78 home win against RASTA Vechta in a German League Day 5 game ahead of regular schedule.
Niels Giffey led the way with 14 points in addition to Marcus Eriksson’s 13 and Landry Nnoko’s 12 points.
For Vechta, Trevis Simpson scored 16 and Philipp Herkenhoff 13 points.
Earlier, Telekom Baskets Bonn grabbed a narrow 77-76 home win over Fraport Skyliners as they closed the Day 1 action.
Benjamin Simons scored 17 points including the dagger three-pointer while Branden Frazier added 17 and Yorman Polas Bartolo 14 points.
On the other side, Leon Kratzer banked 20 and Lamont Jones 16 points.
easyCredit BBL Day 1 results
Ulm – Vechta 88-71 (Dragic 16 – Simpson 14)
Bayreuth – Bamberg 75-88 (Alford 22 – Taylor 25)
Giessen – Crailsheim 92-108 (Myers 18 – Russell 18)
Mitteldeutscher – Ludwigsburg 87-89 (Gbinije 17 – Weiler-Babb 24)
Gottingen – Braunschweig 77-96 (Allen 20 – Eatherton 18)
Oldenburg – Wurzburg 90-82 (Mahalbasic 16 – Fischer 16)
Bayern – Hamburg 111-55 (Djedovic 20 – Schaffartzik 10)
Bonn – Frankfurt 77-76 (Frazier 17 – Kratzer 20)