The Niners Chemnitz basketball team can hardly be denied a place in the last 16 of the Fiba Europe Cup. The Bundesliga club won its game in Kosovo against KB Peja on Wednesday by a commanding 99:63 (51:25). With their fourth win in four games, the club from Saxony underpinned its top position in Group H. Wesley van Beck played the biggest part in the success with 23 points, while new signing Ousman Krubally scored 14 points on his debut in a Niners uniform.
The club from Chemnitz only had slight difficulties in the opening spell, but turned on the heat after trailing 10:12 in the 6th minute. Within just eleven minutes, the club from Saxony pulled 26:12 ahead in the 11th minute to 47:18 in the 17th and had already decided the game before the break. At no stage in the encounter did the home side find a way to embarrass Chemnitz's strong defense. The Bundesliga club impressed in attack with a very good percentage from beyond the arc. Of 28 attempts, 13 ended up in the opposing basket.
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