Basketball: Ulm prevent false start in Eurocup

After three league matches, basketball runner-up ratiopharm Ulm, who still has no victory after three league games, prevented another false start in the Eurocup thanks to a strong final quarter.

The team of coach Thorsten Leibenath won their home game against the Turkish representative Tofas Bursa 83:73 (42:44) and turned a 60:66 gap into a 78:66 lead with an 18:0 run within 6:22 minutes.

Leibenath had to renounce against Eurocup debutant Bursa not only Tim Ohlbrecht but also Per Günther.The captain became father of a son on Tuesday.Despite the two failures, Ulm was able to keep the game even for a long time.When the guests were able to break away in the last section, the match seemed to be over.But a threesome of Ulm’s most successful marksman Joseph Lewis, with 26 points, initiated the successful race to catch up.

Last season, in which they set a start record with 27 victories in the Bundesliga, the Ulm team had reached the top-16 round, but were eliminated after six defeats.In addition to Ulm, Bayern Munich and Alba Berlin also take part in the Eurocup.