Basketball Bundesliga team ratiopharm Ulm won its home game against the Würzburg Baskets with 87 to 79. The outstanding player was Ulm’s new signing Justinian Jessup.
Something like that is probably called a favorite opponent. ratiopharm Ulm has already won twice against Würzburg Baskets this season – once in the cup and once in the first leg. And in the third meeting on Saturday evening, Ulm also emerged victorious.
ratiopharm Ulm owns the first quarter
It’s a nervous beginning phase in which both teams are not yet showing what they can do. Many throws are missed on both sides. The Baskets from Würzburg mainly try with individual actions, but the guests’ hit rate is initially underground. ratiopharm Ulm plays team basketball. The ball moves quickly and attacks often end with simple throws. When the score is 15 to 6, Würzburg takes the first time out. The first quarter scene belongs to Justinian Jessup. The American was only signed almost two weeks ago. With a nice physical illusion, he lets his opponent stand at the three-point line and puts the ball in the opponent’s basket. The 22 to 13 lead for Ulm after the first quarter is deserved.
Top scorer at the home premiere! Justinian Jessup (number 10) played outstandingly in his first home game for ratiopharm Ulm.
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Justinian Jessup is running hot
Things don’t go well for Ulm in the second quarter. The German champions no longer get easy shots as often, Würzburg have adapted better to Ulm’s attacking game. In addition, guests meet more often, especially from outside. An ex-Ulmer duel with a newcomer from Ulm in the middle of the second quarter. Max Ugrai scores for Würzburg, Justinian Jessup for Ulm. The game is getting going – and Würzburg is getting closer. With the half-time siren the champions are still ahead (48:46). Jessup is Ulm’s top scorer with 17 points in the first 20 minutes. What a home premiere!
Ulm at full throttle in the second half
Ulm starts the third quarter with energy. The champions only need two and a half minutes to get the first ten points. After four minutes of play, the lead is back in double digits (62:51). Würzburg wants to stop the Ulm run with a time out. But that doesn’t really work. The master is now playing masterfully – and this evening he also has an outstanding Justinian Jessup. Ulm’s lead before the final quarter is comfortable (70:55).
Ulm wobbles briefly, but doesn’t fall
Two quick threes from Ugrai pull the plug on Ulm at the start of the last quarter. The champions are wobbling, coach Anton Gavel is getting wilder on the sidelines. Würzburg shows, especially offensively, why the team is one of the biggest surprises in the league this season. The team can score reliably from all positions. But in the phase in which Würzburg wants to take over, Ulm is also there again. Taken over the entire forty minutes, it is one of the champions’ best games this season. Ulm left nothing to be desired in the last few minutes and deservedly won with 87 to 79. It was the third win against Würzburg this season, this Saturday evening mainly thanks to Justinian Jessup’s 27 points.
2024-03-23 19:33:17
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