Dresden - The weekend could not start better for the Dresden basketball fans. In front of an impressive crowd of 2,016 enthusiastic spectators, the Titans celebrated a hard-fought home victory against the Falcons from Nuremberg on Friday night. The final score: 84:76.
The game did not start as hoped for the Titans, however. In the first few minutes, the Falcons from Nuremberg seemed to gain the upper hand, but the Titans were not discouraged. After a difficult start, trailing 3-10, a powerful 16-2 run, aided by threes from Grayson Murphy and Tanner Graham, turned things around. At the end of the first quarter, it was 21:16 for Dresden.
The second round was characterized by spectacular distance throws. Grant Teichmann shined with two threes, assisted by Koen Sapwell and Graham. At that point, the Titans proudly boasted a three-point percentage of 64 percent, higher than their two-point quota. The team pulled away with a score of 39-25, but left a few points on easy mistakes just before the halftime break. The score was 47-36 at the break.