Basketball champion Gmunden narrowly missed the sixth win in a row over “vice” Kapfenberg. After captain Daniel Friedrich’s final “jumpshot” missed his target, the second in the Superliga ranking round lost 98:99 after extra time.
“But we lost the match before that. We weren’t good enough on the rebound, didn’t make the big points and didn’t get Derryck Thornton (31 points, note) under control at all,” analyzed Gmunden’s chief financial officer, Harald Stelzer.
For the Swans, where Friedrich (23 points) and “Energizer” Stephon Jelks (18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists) stood out, it was the first home loss since December 19. At that time, the sovereign leader BC Vienna had triumphed in the Volksbank Arena (94:74).
With their third win in a row, Raiffeisen Flyers Wels are clearly on the play-off course in the qualifying round, and there is a good chance of a quarter-final derby against Gmunden. The Flyers, led by captain Davor Lamesic (18 points, seven rebounds, three assists), won 86:79 (48:36) against the Klosterneuburg Dukes at the bottom, dispelling the specter of relegation.
Source: Nachrichten
