Next thriller: Ludwigsburg gets match points against Ulm

The fourth in the table in the main round won the exciting second duel with 81:77 (69:69, 37:38) after extra time. In the first meeting, the Ludwigsburg team only won after the second overtime.

“It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” said Ulm’s trainer Jaka Lakovic at MagentaSport and was optimistic despite the difficult starting position. The “two, three” ball losses in extra time were ultimately decisive. Lakovic’s opposite number John Patrick was “very proud after 90 minutes in two games”.

On Thursday (7 p.m./MagentaSport) the MHP giants can end the best-of-five series in Ulm. Then things should get tight again. The highest lead in the game on Tuesday was nine points, with Ulm leading 31:22 in the second quarter.

As at the start on Saturday, the duel was completely open, Ulm’s Semaj Christon forced extra time 36 seconds before the end of regular time. In the additional five minutes, Ludwigsburg had the better end for themselves. The hosts’ best thrower was Yorman Polas Bartolo (19), who scored the final score on the free-throw line. Christon scored 23 points for Ulm.