If it’s going, then go. Basketball runner-up OCS Swans Gmunden celebrated the tenth competitive win in a row in an impressive manner with the 92:76 (50:36) in the Superliga hit against Oberwart and thus the perfect dress rehearsal for the reunion with the Gunners next Saturday in the cup semifinals conjured up on the parquet floor in Burgenland.
“That was a statement, we pretty much breaded it. That was a very attractive match worth seeing, now we’re second – all good,” said CFO Harald Stelzer. As is so often the case, the team was the star, with American legionnaire Urald King standing out from the brilliant collective with 19 points and ten rebounds. US compatriot Dominic Green (23 points) had his magic moments, especially before the break. “We were mentally ready, we know that Oberwart is really good. They even beat BC Vienna away from home,” explained Swans coach Anton Mirolybov.
The much-needed sense of achievement after three defeats en suite was also available for the Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, who finished off the decimated tail light Vienna Timberwolves 97:68 (44:30). The people of Messestadt, who are aiming for a place in the top six – equivalent to direct play-off qualification – made everything clear when Terrell Allen made his home debut in the second quarter. The 25-year-old US guard had 14 points, four assists and three rebounds. Captain Christian von Fintel was even more striking with 20 points and nine rebounds.
Coach Raoul Korner, who led Wels to the championship title in 2008/09, was given a leave of absence from German Bundesliga club Towers Hamburg after a 65-80 home defeat by Ulm. The 48-year-old had only moved to the Hanseatic city in the summer and had therefore given up his position as Austrian team boss. Is there a comeback?
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