Shortly after half-time they knew Fraport Skyliners again not anymore, as happens to them. Head coach Sebastian Gleim wanted to see a significant increase in his team’s performance, but after losing the ball it rattled in his own basket just a few seconds later. Göttingen Center This is Odias had screwed himself up after Luke Nelson passed, skipped Frankfurts Defensive all-rounder Quentez Robertson and pushed the ball through the ring with full force to the score of 48:33.
A symbolic scene, in a double sense. Because the BG Göttingen was on hand throughout the encounter when Frankfurt mistakes were to be punished. And center Odiase was without a doubt the player of the game in the end. With 14 points and ten rebounds, he scored a double-double and thus contributed significantly to the successful start of the season violet at. There were also two steals and three blocks, one more cracking than the other. The 25-year-old American was humble despite these outstanding figures: “Thanks go to my team-mates who have put me in a position today to achieve these values. I just had fun on the field, ”said Odiase at the end of the game at the Magenta Sport microphone.
In front of empty stands in the Rasta Dome Vechta the Göttingen company had everything under control from the start. With a 10-0 run, the BG quickly transformed a 2: 2 (2nd) into a 12: 2 lead (4th). The violet moved the ball well on the offensive and found the free-standing man, while at the other end of the field, with a compact defense and many rebounds, they hardly let the Frankfurters come to easy throws. Deservedly led Göttingen after the first ten minutes with 21:14.
Head coach Roel Moors’ team also set the tone in the second quarter. Single-handedly, Akeem Vargas put down a 7-0 run against his former employer (49 BBL games for the Skyliners), ending one of the rare periods of pressure for the Frankfurters and extending the BG’s lead again (33: 22/16.) . After both teams had switched sides at 44:31, nothing changed in the balance of power.
Göttingen did a lot right, but also benefited from the fact that the Skyliners clearly fell short of expectations. “We could have played against a ProA team and we wouldn’t have looked good,” said a frustrated Konstatin Konga after the game.
With the Skyliners, the responsibility was almost entirely on Jon Axel Gudmundssonwho was the top scorer of the game with 20 points, but only through Emmanuel Lecomte (16 points) got the necessary support. Hope bearer Matt Mobley Got a pitch-black day, only hit six points and failed to hit nine attempts from beyond the three-point line.
In contrast, the BG also scored points Odiase also Jorge Gutierrez (also 14 points) and Aubrey Dawkins (13 points) two-digit. Until Dennis Kramer and Marvin Omuvwie also put all other violet actors on the points list. The bottom line was that the victory was a solid team performance, both offensively and defensively.
BG head coach Moors’ conclusion was accordingly positive: “My team really surprised me with their performance today. She was very focused and ready to implement the game plan. She played a mature game, ”said the Belgian. “The key to victory was of course defense. On the offensive, we played simple but efficient basketball. We didn’t have good ratings, but still got 79 points. It shows that we were ready to play together as a team. I’m very proud of the guys, ”said Moors.
In the second BBL Cup group game, the Göttingen team will meet hosts next Saturday Vechta, which prevailed against Gießen at the start with 99:85.
From Filip Donth
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