The Syntainics MBC basketball players were not rewarded for a rapid comeback. The Weißenfels team lost their guest game at BG Göttingen on Wednesday with 93:96 (50:49). While the team from Lower Saxony consolidated their place in the top group with their ninth win of the season, the team from Saxony-Anhalt still has a four-point lead over the relegation zone.
Mark Smith (21), Geno Crandall (18), Javon Bess (17), Till Pape (15) and Harald Frey (12) had the greatest share in the success of the Göttingen team. Kris Clyburn (22), Tremmel Darden (17), Charles Callison (16) and John Bryant (11) scored the most points for Weißenfels.
The guests started the game very focused and led 17:10 after four minutes. The Weißenfelser lived from this lead until the beginning of the third quarter. Then the team from Göttingen pulled away with a 13:2 run from 58:58 (23rd) to 71:60 (26th) and extended this lead to 78:65 (29th). During this phase, the guests made three turnovers, one technical foul and one unsportsmanlike foul.
In the last quarter, the team from Weißenfels started an energetic final sprint, equalized 87:87 (37th) and even took the lead with 90:89 (39th). However, the two following attacks ended in a loss of possession and an offensive foul. With five points in a row, the people from Göttingen made the success perfect.
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