ratiopharm Ulm loses in Braunschweig – SWR Sport

The Braunschweiger Löwen got off to a better start in the game, leading 9:3 in front of 3,400 spectators against the clearly favored Ulmer. Then the Brazilian duo Yago dos Santos and Bruno Caboclo will show their skills in Ulm. With their goals, the guests go in front for the first and only time (10:9). But there is a brief flicker of a weak Ulm fire, while the hut in the back of the defense is visibly burning. The Ulmer are often a step too late, leaving the hosts too much space. Braunschweig also gets more rebounds and leads 23:15 after the first quarter.

Ratiopharm Ulm also weak in the second quarter

The Lower Saxony are also more alert in the second section. Your center Jilson Bango grabs the rebounds multiple times and turns them into points. Ulm simply allows too many second chances. Two time-outs by Ulm coach Anton Gavel and his warning to defend better didn’t bear fruit at first. The gap grows to 19 points (24:43). The most conspicuous player from Ulm is Yago dos Santos with twelve points. At halftime (35:51) an unexpected defeat in Ulm seems to be on the horizon.

But Ulm comes out of the dressing room very differently. Similar to the Eurocup Round of 16 last Wednesday, coach Gavel seems to have found the right words during the break. The ratiopharm basketball players now defend aggressively. Ball losses are increasing in Braunschweig. Ulm is in full form now, scoring particularly well with goals from Yago dos Santos. Within six minutes, Ulm’s deficit was down to two points (50:52). The hosts then manage to stop the Ulmer run. At the end of the third quarter it is 57:63 from Ulm’s point of view.

After catching up, Ulmer runs out of energy

In the last section, Braunschweig throw everything into the balance in the relegation battle, while Ulm’s energy gradually wanes. They simply no longer get access to the game. Only Yago dos Santos, who ended up being the top scorer with 29 points, is still offensive. But the Ulm game is losing structure and the lions keep finding ways to break through the Ulm defence. For Braunschweig it will be only the fourth home win ever. For ratiopharm Ulm, the clear 67:84 defeat means a sensitive setback in the fight for a good playoff position.