The Niners Chemnitz basketball team remains on course for the playoffs. The players of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore won their game at Telekom Baskets Bonn by 84:80 (46:45). Olivier Nkamhoua (15) sealed the game with a lay-up shortly before the final whistle and so secured the Saxons' tenth win of the season. Alongside Nkamhoua, Victor Bailey Jr. (18), William Christmas (15) and Nicholas Tischler (12) scored in double figures for the visitors. Darius McGhee (15), Bodie Hume (14) and Phlandrous Fleming (10) scored best for Bonn.
The club from Chemnitz was 21:17 ahead after eight minutes, but made life unnecessarily difficult for itself due to its poor free throw percentage. In addition, captain Aher Uguak had to leave the court injured. Only 14 of the 26 attempts landed in Bonn's basket. The home side turned on the heat in the third quarter and led 70:63 with eight minutes remaining.
The club from Saxony turned the game around with a 17:5 run to make it 77:75 (39') and held its nerve in the heated final spell despite trailing 79:80. The better shooting percentage from the floor (44:37 percent) and the lower number of turnovers tipped the scales in favor of the visitors. Bonn conceded 17 turnovers and Chemnitz just 13.
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