Dhe basketball players from Syntainics MBC have stopped their sporting descent and, after four defeats in a row, celebrated a sense of achievement again. The team from Weißenfels defeated medi Bayreuth 96:83 (53:40) in front of their home crowd on Saturday. With the second win of the season, the protégés of coach Igor Jovovic left the relegation zone. With Tremmel Darden (22), Kris Clyburn, Martin Breunig (17 each), Kostja Mushidi (14) and John Bryant (12), five players scored double digits. Brandon Childress (17), Jarrod West (13), Kalif Young (12) and Ignas Sargiunas (11) scored for Bayreuth.
The Weißenfels team pulled away in the first quarter with a 7-0 run from 5:5 (3rd) to 12:5 (6th) and then dominated the scene on the parquet floor. Driven by the excellent pointguard Charles Callison (12 assists), the home side pulled away over 44:34 (17th) to 58:42 (22nd). Due to the good rate of three (eleven goals in 23 attempts) and the superiority under the boards (39:30 rebounds), the Central Germans did not get into serious trouble again at any stage of the game. In addition, Bayreuth could only convert 26 of their 36 free throws.
