Ratiopharm Ulm won the cup: With a strong performance, the Ulm team won 87:78 in Chemnitz and moved into the semi-finals of the BBL Cup.
This cup quarter-final is a real game from the start: fast-paced back and forth, intense defense and spectacular goals. A high-class game in which both teams put a lot of passion. Georginho de Paula hits a long three-pointer as the attack clock expires to give Ulm a 12:7 lead. De Paula also became Ulm’s best thrower with ten points in the first section. But the Chemnitz team also make difficult shots and cannot be shaken off. After the first quarter the score is 22:20 for Ulm.
Kevin Yebo from Chemnitz and Karim Jallow from Ulm in a duel in an intense and exciting cup game
Several hundred Ulm fans are watching the cup duel between first place Chemnitz and second place in the Bundesliga at the public viewing in the Orange Campus on the Danube. They have to wait three and a half minutes in the second quarter until Pacome Dadiet can stop Chemnitz’s 8-0 run with a layup. Despite Ulm’s decent defense, the home team hit their threes and temporarily gained a seven-point cushion (24:31). But in the high-class, energetic game, the German champions can also strike back, for example with Juan Nunez and his strong move to the basket. By half time everything was even again (39:39).
Ratiopharm Ulm starts the second half very strongly
The Ulm team came out of the locker room focused, were able to attack with speed thanks to their good defense, and scored four baskets in a row in less than a minute and a half to take a 47:39 lead. Chemnitz coach Pastore has to take a break. And shortly afterwards the next one, because his men continued to score and let the ratiopharm basket hunters steal the ball away from them. Ulm leads 50:39. For Chemnitz, center Kevin Yebo in particular brings energy, hammering the ball through the Ulm net several times. For the guests, Juan Nunez with lay-ups and LJ Figueroa with long-range hits are becoming increasingly stronger.
Ulm end Chemnitz’s winning streak
Ulm goes into the final quarter with a nine-point lead (69:60). And things are going really well offensively for the guests. Georginho de Paula and Dakota Mathias hit threesomes. With an increase of 15 points, Ulm clearly seems to be on the road to victory. But the Chemnitz Niners don’t give up in this cup fight and get within nine points two and a half minutes before the end (85:76 for Ulm). But it remains the hosts’ last hope. The ratiopharm team played the game confidently to the end and ultimately moved into the cup semi-finals with a strong performance and also ended a Chemnitz series that previously consisted of 17 wins in a row. The top scorers of the game will be Kevin Yebo (Chemnitz) with 23 and LJ Figueroa (Ulm) with 19 points.
Broadcast on Monday, December 11, 2023, 6:00 a.m., SWR4 BW in the morning, SWR4 Baden-Württemberg
2023-12-09 19:37:13
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