Chemnitz gets off to a furious start in the intermediate round

The Niners Chemnitz got off to an impressive start in the intermediate round of the Fiba Europe Cup. The basketball team of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore defeated Italian first-division side Itelyum Varese 109:85 (62:41) on home court on Wednesday to celebrate its 17th success in a row in all competitions. The home side had six players in double figures: Kevin Yebo (27 points), Jeffery Garrett (20), Ousman Krubally (14), DeAndre Lansdowne (13), Wesley van Beck (12) and Aher Uguak (11). Olivier Hanlan (28), Tomas Woldetensae (15), Vincent Shahid and Gabe Brown (13 each) scored the most points for the Italians.

The home side rolled over its opponents in the first quarter. From 13:12 (4th minute), the Niners produced a 17:1 run to pull 30:14 ahead in the space of four minutes and were 46:25 in front by 20 points for the first time after a quarter of an hour. The visitors fought back against the threat of defeat and fought their way back to 74:82 by the 31st minute.

The Saxons broke their opponents' morale with another spurt to make it 92:75 in the 34th minute. The home side benefited in particular from its dominance under the basket (46:28 rebounds).