Only one team is still in the win2day basketball men’s super league without losing points: The OCS Swans Gmunden won the hit against UBSC Graz in the Raiffeisen Sportpark with 90:81 (47:41) and thus became their outfit (“White Vest “) absolutely fair.
“But it was hard work, we’re already very tired. Hats off to the Styrians – especially to the little Cooks (29 points, note), who we couldn’t get a grip on,” analyzed CFO Harald Stelzer, who studied the stat sheet with benevolence. Three Austrian team players set the tone for the “Korbjäger” from Traunsee: Benedikt Güttl, who was extremely strong defensively and offensively, shone with 19 points and five rebounds, followed by Toni Blazan (17/8) and Daniel Friedrich (15 points/9 assists ) a.
This trio will also be challenged in the FIBA Europe Cup on Tuesday (8 p.m.). The Swans ring in the next exhausting English week with the match at the Antwerp Giants.
Travel activities begin today at 11 a.m. For the Gmunden team, where managing director Richard Poiger is back on board after surviving the corona infection, the journey is from Salzburg to Brussels via Frankfurt am Main. “Our goal was to win a game in this group. Now we have the first of three chances left,” said Stelzer about the second duel with the Belgians, who had one more day to regenerate, but recently without those from the scene disappeared Americans Maurice Watson and Quentin Goodin appeared. The duo contributed 32 points to Antwerp’s 92:88 win in Gmunden.
Roller coaster ride in Vienna
The Raiffeisen Flyers Wels shook off a major false start in their courageous performance in Vienna, but the catch-up race by the Messestadters against the reigning champions BC Vienna was not crowned with success. Sebastian Waser’s team, which in the meantime had turned a 18:40 deficit into a 49:47 lead, ultimately lost 91:101 (49:49). Austen Awosika had 29 points, Arvydas Gydra 21, Donovan Smith 20.
The women of the DBB LZ OÖ lost 66:71 (40:32) at the Basket Flames, although Lisa Ganhör dominated with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists. (Alex)
Source: Nachrichten
