Chemnitz basketball players tremble for progress

The Niners were not able to take the lead once during the game and were always trailing. After leading 19:12 in the first quarter, the Italians pulled away by the break. Although the German club fought its way back into contention at the start of the third quarter, the visitors produced a 13:0 run to make it 36:56 in the 26th minute and decide the game early on. Chemnitz allowed its opponents a second chance to score far too often and snapped up just 28 rebounds, whereas the Italians snapped up 48 rebounds under both baskets.