Defending champion Bonn builds bid for direct ticket to Round of 16

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Setting up an opportunity to finish first in Group F, Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated Hapoel Holon on Wednesday.

Savion Flagg posted a double-double paving the way for the 72-65 victory behind closed doors in Arena Riga.

Flagg, 24, registered 12 points, 11 rebounds, four steals, and two assists in Gameday 5 of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season. His side matched Holon at 3-2 and secured the tiebreaker advantage.

Christian Sengfelder and Noah Kirkwood shared a team-high 12 points in Latvia. Bonn native Florian Koch remained sidelined for the defending champions.

Coming in with a league-high 45.8% from beyond the arc, the team coached by Amit Sherf was limited to 17.9% in Riga. Despite shooting woes, bouncing back from an early 14-point deficit shaped sporadic one-possession leads in the second half. Allowing eight unanswered points midway through the fourth quarter returned control to the opponents.

Shawn Dawson registered a team-high 15 points in the losing effort. Drew Crawford and C.J. Harris followed with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Postgame press conference

Taking on teams at 2-3 in Gameday 6 to wrap up the double-legged round-robin schedule, the team coached by Roel Moors visits Rio Breogan, and the Israeli club will face off with Bursaspor Info Yatirim. All four teams can land anywhere from the top to the bottom of the group.

Returning to Telekom Dome, Bonn will take on FC Bayern Munich for a spot in the BBL-Pokal Final Four on Sunday.

Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League

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