Bundesliga basketball club Niners Chemnitz has ended the group stage of the Eurocup with a defeat. The team of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore, which had already qualified for the round of 16, lost by a clear 62:79 (36:34) at Turkish first-division club Türk Telekom Ankara on Wednesday evening. Kevin Yebo was the Niners' best scorer with 14 points and they finished sixth in Group B with nine wins and nine defeats.
The club from Chemnitz began courageously and attacked the basket consistently. They also prevented the home side from exploiting its length advantage with a high level of commitment in defense. Although the Niners fell behind after a weak spell in offense towards the end of the first quarter, they quickly recovered and produced an 11:2 run in the second period to take a 36:30 lead (18th minute).
After the break, Ankara defended much more intensely and also benefited from a number of careless turnovers by the visitors. As a result, the favorites pulled 51:44 ahead in the 27th minute. Chemnitz held out until 56:62 (34'), before the home side produced a 14:0 run to pull 76:56 (38') ahead.
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