The Niners Chemnitz basketball team embarrassed themselves in front of their home crowd against Alba Berlin. The players of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore suffered a debacle in the 81:103 (27:62) defeat and must tremble for a direct place in the playoffs.
Yanni Wetzell (19 points), Matt Thomas, Jonas Mattiseck (11 each) as well as Malte Delow and Tim Schneider (10 each) played the biggest part in the visitors' 16th win of the season. For the Saxons, Jeff Garrett (16), Kevin Yebo, DeAndre Lansdowne (11 each) and Victor Bailey Jr. (10) scored in double figures.
The home side was only ahead at 21:20 (8th minute) in this one-sided encounter. The Albatrosses then came into their own and ran their opponents ragged in the second quarter. With a 31:1 run, the visitors pulled away from 25:23 (10') to 56:24 (18'). The Niners, who completely lost their bearings in their opponents' whirlwind of attacks, managed a meager four points and just a single successful shot from the floor in the second quarter.
The club from Berlin stretched its lead to 42 points (75:33) by the 25th minute and then shifted down two gears. The home side was completely outclassed by the Albatrosses in terms of shooting percentage from the field and rebounds.
