By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The Crailsheim Merlins defeated Alba Berlin 91 – 82 in the last game of Round 22 of the German BBL League.
DeWayne Russell paced the offense of the winning by scoring 22 points and dishing out 12 assists. Martin Hermannsson had 22 points for Alba.
Thanks to this win, the Merlins now hold the third place in the standings, at 15-6. Alba fell to the fourth spot and is now 14-5, with two games less.
Bayern Munich was coming off a last-minute loss to Barcelona on the road and recovered by overpowering medi Bayreuth 91 – 75 on the road. The reigning champions climbed to 19-2 and remain the top-spot holders.
Vladimir Lucic (18 points) and Danilo Barthel (15 points) stood out from the winning squad. James Robinson (15 points, eight rebounds) was the top performer for Bayreuth. His team fell to 9-12.
BBL Day 22 Results:
S. Oliver Wuzburg – Brose Bamberg 77 – 95 (Fisher 20, Crawford 23)
Giessen 46ers – Fraport Skyliners 82 – 90 (Tiby 12, Jones 23, Kratzer 23)
Syntainis MBC – Braunschweig 89 – 95 (Novak 19, Eatherton 28)
Gottingen – Hamburg Towers 101 – 95 (Lasisi 19, Carrera 31)
Ratiopharm Ulm – Ludwigsburg 76 – 94 (Jerrett 24, Carringon 19, Smith 19)
medi Bayreuth – Bayern Munich 75 – 91 (Robinson 15, Lucic 18)
Oldenburg – Rasta Vechta 83 – 76 (Paulding 23, Larson 23, Vasturia 16)
Crailsheim Merlins – Alba Berlin 91 – 82 (Russell 22, Hermannsson 22)