EuroLeague: Brose Bamberg defeats Unicaja Malaga

Brose Bamberg achieved its first success in the EuroLeague at the third attempt. The Spanish EuroCup winner Unicaja Malaga was won by the Franconians after a changeable course of 80:76 (39:35).

Already on Friday (27. The next German-Spanish duel is scheduled for Bamberg, who scored the decisive points in the final minute with free throws, in the royal class in his own arena against Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz, who is still victorious at the back of the field.

In Malaga, Bamberg had to fear the next damper in front of 6978 spectators after his previous defeats against Maccabi Tel Aviv (71:88) and Panathinaikos Athens (83:93). However, Andrea Trinchieri’s team turned a temporary eight-point advantage into a lead with an energetic intermediate spurt until the break.

In the second half Malaga countered again, but led by Ricky Hickman (18 points) and Augustine Rubit (15), Bamberg came back again and secured his first success of the season on the international stage.