Coach gone, first win after six defeats in a row: The Skyliners Frankfurt have celebrated an immensely important home win. Against Chemnitz it remained exciting until the final quarter.
The Skyliners Frankfurt celebrated an immensely important victory in the basketball Bundesliga. The Hessians, who are still in the middle of the relegation battle, won on Sunday in front of their home crowd in an extremely exciting game against Chemnitz with 89:84 (42:46). In the first game after the dismissal of Geert Hammink, it was the first win for the Hessians after six defeats in a row.
The lead in the game changed several times, but Frankfurt played strongly in the third quarter, creating a small lead that they didn’t give up in the final quarter. It was only the sixth win of the current season for Frankfurt.
Skyliners Frankfurt – Niners Chemnitz 89:84 (21:25,21:21,24:17,23:21)
Points Frankfurt: Washington 18, Robertson 14, Wank 14, Cooke Jr. 12, Frazier 12, Tubutis 10, Lewis 9
Points Chemnitz: Filipovity 18, Velicka 13, Yebo 12, Susinskas 11, W. Clark 10, Weidemann 7, Lockhart 6, Uguak 5, Osborne 2
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