The OCS Swans Gmunden played their current top form despite the absence of the sick captain Daniel Friedrich in the 103rd basketball derby against the Raiffeisen Flyers Wels and celebrated a 91:68 (40:29) victory at home.
It was not only the 75th success in this spicy duel at local level, but also the 20th triumph in the last 21 competitive games. This means there is a chance of first place in the placement round, which is associated with home advantage in a possible play-off final.
The Wels team, who had to give in to Elvir Jakupovic, put up fierce resistance, but shortly before the break the pendulum should swing in favor of the Traunsee favorite. The “Swans” capitalized on a 223-second weak phase of the guests (17th) and pulled away with a 10-0 run from 30:29 to 40:29. That was half the battle.
As a result, the Gmundner gradually expanded the lead. Ultimately it was a clear affair, the fourth-ranked Flyers slid into their third Superliga defeat en suite in second place. The wait for the 29th derby win, the first since April 28, 2022, goes into overtime.
“That was an announcement going forward, we’re completely satisfied. When we started defending in the second quarter, it was all fun,” said CFO Harald Stelzer. The cashier was also happy: 1348 visitors had gathered in the hall.
Top scorer Urald King, who had reported fit after a flu infection, was once again in great spirits. And how! The 1.98 meter tall and 32-year-old American contributed a “double double”, i.e. points (22) and rebounds (12) in the double-digit range, to the success.
Dominic Green recorded 19 points, Benedikt Güttl made his mark in the first half with ten and once again proved to be the perfect team player with eight assists. On the disappointed Welser side, Donovan Smith had 20 points (and ten rebounds), Terrell Allen had 18 and Austen Awosika had just four.
Incidentally, in the preliminary game at the Raiffeisen Sportpark, the backup staff of the two arch-rivals worked side by side – namely for the Upper Austrian Ballers, who defeated Vienna United in the so-called playdown of the 2nd division despite 27 points from 19-year-old David Kovacic (FCN Baskets). 80:88 documents.
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