Basketball Bundesliga: Bayreuth loses against Heidelberg, is relegated prematurely. – Basketball

Bye bye, Bayreuth!

Now it’s official: Bottom of the table Medi Bayreuth, who has been in the basketball Bundesliga for 13 years, loses his home game against Heidelberg with 97:102 – and is therefore relegated early!

In the second Wednesday game of the BBL, Bayern wins against Rostock.

Bayreuth – Heidelberg 100:93

The 2300 spectators in the Oberfrankenhalle still have high hopes after the first ten minutes. Bayreuth (18th) keep the game open against Heidelberg (12th) (24:24). But in the second round they quickly lose control: Heidelberg runs 12-0 – and Medi pants the entire game afterwards.

Coach Mladen Dijencic’s team fights with the courage of despair, hits a lot of difficult throws, especially Otis Livingston. But they can’t get any closer than four points (38th).

Bayreuth’s top scorer Otis Livingston after the game on Magenta: “I feel so bad. In the head, in the stomach. We had our chances but didn’t take them. I feel sorry for the fans.”

Top scorers: Otis Livingston (38 points) for Bayreuth, Eric Washington (24 points) for Heidelberg.

Bayern – Rostock 108:76

Shock in Munich: Although Bayern (3rd) beat Rostock (9th) with the 108:76 win for the eleventh time in a row, captain Vladimir Lucic (33) is not in the game again Kader. The Serb misses the third game in a row.

His left hand injury does not allow him to play. Lucic is not even among the 3992 spectators in the Audi Dome. Now Munich hope that he will be fit again for the playoffs at the latest.

On the other hand, Bayern international Isaac Bonga (23) is already in absolute playoff form, hits EVERY shot against Rostock: three doubles, three threes, two free throws = 17 points.

A crashing bankruptcy for Rostock. Nevertheless, the climber still has playoff chances in tenth place.

Top Scorer: Isaac Bonga (17 points) for Munich, Jequan Lewis and Till Gloger (14 points each) for Rostock.