Niners Chemnitz save themselves after setback: dramatic victory in Rostock!

Niners Chemnitz save themselves after setback: dramatic victory in Rostock!

The Niners Chemnitz had a difficult day in the Champions League when they had to compete against the Portuguese host Benfica Lisbon. The Saxons found no rhythm and could not assert themselves against the dynamic style of playing of the hosts. Already in the first quarter they fallen behind with 10 points (16: 26/12.). Deandre Lansdowne and Aher Uguak tried to bring the team back into play, but despite the meantime, Chemnitz was there at half -time with a gap of 14 points (31: 45/20.). In the end, they had to surrender to 79:92, with Trey Drechsel towered over for the Lisboners and scored 34 points, such as mdr reported.

A week earlier, the situation looked much better for the Niners. In the exciting duel against the Rostock Seawolves on October 27th, they were able to win a narrow 68:60 victory. The first quarter started with a deficit, but the Chemnitzer caught up and led at halftime with 37:35. Led by Victor Bailey Jr. and Olivier Nkamhoua, they finally settled in the final quarter and secured seventh place in Easycredit BBL with this triumphal victory, while Rostock slipped on the ninth. The strong achievements of Bryce Hamilton, who scored 18 points for Rostock, and Victor Bailey Jr. for Chemnitz with 14 points, provided an exciting game, such as dyn.sport reported.