46ers win Hessen-Derby in heart-stopping final against Skyliners | hessenschau.de

Heartbeat final in the Hessen derby: The Gießen 46ers have narrowly defeated the Skyliners Frankfurt. The decision was made in the final seconds.

The Gießen 46ers have won a very exciting Hessen derby. The Mittelhessen defeated the Skyliners Frankfurt on Wednesday evening in a heart-stopping final with a very narrow 75:74 (41:30). The decision was only made in the final minute, 30 seconds before the end of the game it was 71:71.

The 46ers, who were able to celebrate their second victory in a row, had actually clearly led at break, but the guests from Frankfurt were able to turn the game around in the third quarter. Only in the extremely exciting and competitive final quarter was the decision in favor of the Giessen team.