Karlsruhe surprised: Dramatic victory against Phoenix Hagen in Crunchtime!

On January 11, 2025, the 18th matchday of the Barmer 2nd Basketball Bundesliga Proa took place in the Europahalle in Karlsruhe. The PS Karlsruhe Lions met the Phoenix Hagen and won the game with 90:86. Karlsruhe managed to win two games in a row for the first time this season.

However, the game began difficult for the hosts, who were 36:49 back at halftime. The Lions had problems on the defensive and a weak three quota. However, Michael Miller celebrated a return after a knee injury, which caused additional motivation. In the second half, Karlsruhe showed a strong gameplay and equalized the game to 54:54. After the third quarter, the Lions led 62:61.

exciting final quarter

The final quarter was extremely exciting with changing tours. In minute 36 the Lions led 79:72 and were able to say this lead until the end. Abu Kigab was the top scorer of the game with 22 points, followed by Maurice Pluskota, who scored 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Lukas Herzog, who contributed decisively to victory with 18 points by scoring the last seven points for Karlsruhe. Michael Miller contributed 13 points.

The next game of the PS Karlsruhe Lions is on January 19 against the Eisbären Bremerhaven, which are currently taking third place in the table, which indicates another challenging game.

For more information about the course of the game and statistics, interested parties can report on offside-ka.de Read.

In addition, the sports area, however, signals various developments, such as that Patrick Kluivt is now a coach of the Indonesian national team, while Kei Nishikori at the Australian Open won an exciting match, as is reported on flashScore.com