By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Crazy final seconds across both Gameday 6 affairs in Group F favored Rio Breogan and the reigning champion of the Basketball Champions League Telekom Baskets Bonn.
The Lugo outfit prevailed, 97-92, in overtime and punched in a ticket to the Play-Ins. The losing side instead topped the group.
All four teams in Group F finished with identical 3-3 records. Ranked according to overall point differential, Hapoel Holon sat second. Bursaspor Info Yatirim fell on the wrong end of the tiebreaker despite beating the Israeli club in the other thriller held on Wednesday.
Out of 14 lead changes, Breo controlled the five extra minutes to extend the continental campaign beyond the Regular Season and set up a best-of-three series against Pinar Karsiyaka. Behind ten points in overtime, Martynas Sajus matched his career-high 24 points and also posted a double-double behind 11 rebounds.
Penetrating the defense for a game-tying bucket with 3.3 seconds left in regulation, Justin Anderson forced overtime. The Virginia product tallying 18 points matched his best scoring showing in the 2023-24 campaign. Teammates Mouhamet Diouf and Toni Nakic remained sidelined.
The German side failed to draw a 12th win in a row away from Bonn, including capturing the Champions League title in Malaga. Glynn Watson Jr. produced a team-high 19 points in the Pazo dos Deportes.
Besides rookie swingman Sam Griesel recently joining Florian Koch on the injury list, Harald Frey injured his right ankle with 6:02 left in the third quarter and did not return.
Postgame press conference
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League