Chemnitz wins the East derby against Weißenfels

The basketball players of Syntainics MBC continue to chase their first win against their fearsome opponents Niners Chemnitz in vain. The club from Weißenfels lost the Central German derby at the club from Saxony by 72:82 (33:39) and so had to let their opponents slip past them in the table. Chemnitz was able to halt its sporting slide and celebrate another success after three defeats in the German league.

Victor Bailey Jr. (24 points), Jeff Garrett (14), Aher Uguak (13) and William Christmas (11) played the biggest part in the home side's victory. Ty Brewer (21), Charles Callison (12), Martin Breunig (11) and Spencer Reaves (10) scored the most points for Weißenfels.

The visitors initially had the upper hand and led 22:16 after eight minutes. However, the initially unsettled Saxons shed their nervousness and produced an 11:0 run to turn a 31:33 deficit (17th minute) into a 42:33 lead (23rd minute) and stretched it to 50:37 (26th minute). The visitors did not get any closer than six points (70:64/38). The club from Saxony was much more committed than the MBC, especially under the baskets, and snapped up 42 rebounds. By contrast, Weißenfels secured just 28 rebounds at the baskets.