Niners Chemnitz reach Eurocup round of 16

The club from Chemnitz, who had announced the departure of point guard Kaza Kajami-Keane to Bundesliga rivals Löwen Braunschweig a few hours before the game, got off to the better start with a 7:2 lead, but then found it increasingly difficult to score.

As a result, defense initially dominated on both sides, before substitute Jordan Schakel put the home side 24:17 (11th minute) in front with two successive threes. The Italians then made better use of their size advantage and were able to reduce the deficit by the break.