The Raiffeisen Flyers Wels made short work of the Oberwart Gunners, who had previously put the title favorites Gmunden and BC Vienna in their place, and celebrated a well-deserved 84:60 (50:29) home win. This means that fourth place can no longer be snatched away from the people of Messestadt before the last basketball placement round in St. Pölten on Saturday.
This means that the Flyers will enjoy home field advantage in the play-off quarterfinals (also against St. Pölten). “Congratulations to my team, you could feel the determination from the first second,” said coach Sebastian Waser happily about the gala, where the Americans Austen Awosika (19 points) and Donovan Smith (18) stood out from a strong ensemble .
The direct duel for first place promises high tension. The OCS Swans from Gmunden, who defeated Klosterneuburg after a mediocre first half and a brilliant third quarter (32:16) with 91:77 (37:41), received the reigning champions and pursuers BC Vienna on Saturday (5:30 p.m.) as table leaders . Whoever wins this match goes into the knockout phase as number one (with home advantage until a possible final).
Top scorer against Klosterneuburg was once again Urald King with 21 points, Dominic Green came on 19 and Toni Blazan on 16. “We had problems before the break, but then we improved significantly,” said Swans captain Daniel Friedrich.
Source: Nachrichten
