May 24, 2012
German League, Game 9: November 11-12, 2006
Marcus Faison - RheinEnergieThe ninth week of the German League saw leader Alba Berlin escape with a narrow road win from Eisbaren Bremerhaven by 74-76 behind 20 points by Sharrod Ford. The duel between a Euroleague team and a ULEB Cup team fell for the Euroleague side as hosting RheinEnergie outlasted Brose Baskets by 79-73. Marcus Faison led the winners with 15 points and DeJuan Collins and Zelly Wesson bagged 17 apiece for the team of Bamberg. A highlight from the reat of games was the duel between the Deutsche Bank Skyliners and Telekom Bonn, won by the team of Frankfurt at home by 66-59 behind 20 points by Travon-Levar Bryant.

The game between RheinEnergie and Brose Baskets was the game of the week in Germany, but it soon saw that the Euroleague side was in best shape as the hosts escaped 22-9 after 10 minutes. The second quarter was more balanced, as everyone expected, and the teams reached the break with a 45-30 advantage for RheinEnergie, who was living on the first-period margin. Despite's Brose's good night from the arc with a 8 of 16, in front of the hosts' 6 of 18, RheinEnergie was more concentrated from the charity line in the key moments. After 30 minutes tha score showed a 60-48. In the last perid, Brose Baskets stepped on the gas but time was running out and the hosts escaped with the win. Marcus Faison led the winners with 15 points, Aleksandar Nadjfeji added 14, Ronald Burrell and Demond Mallet bagged 13 apiece and Marcin Gortat had 10. For Brose, DeJuan Collins had 17 points, while K'Zell Wesson also added 17 together with 11 rebounds. Chris Ensminger also had 11 for Brose. RheinEnergie shares the first place with Alba Berlin and EnBW L'burg all with a 7-1 record, while Brose Baslets drops to 5-2.

Leader Alba Berlin suffered this time to take a road win by two points at Eisbaren Bremerhaven by 74-76. The game was balanced throughout and it reached the break with a 32-40 for Alba. However the hosts reacted also in the third period and came closer and closer despite a 6 of 22 from beyond the arc. Both teams also grabbed 30 boards each, but it was in the free throw line where Alba kept a cold hand and made almost a 86% of the shots while Eisbaren Bremerhaven got stuck at 70%. Five players scored in double digits for Alba led by Sharrod Ford and his 20 points. Julius Jenkins added 19 and then three players posted 10 apiece: Koko Archibong, Chris Owens and Will Avery. In other games, the Deutsche Bank Skyliners outlasted Telekom Bonn at home by 66-59; ratiopharm Ulm fell at home against New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig by 80-83; the Artland Dragons dominated the Giessen46ers at home by 80-69; the WALTER TIGERS Tübingen also won at home against BG Karlsruhe by 83-61. In more games, EWE Baskets Oldenburg stood strong at home against EnBW Ludwigsburg by 68-55; Paderborn Baskets also triumphed at home by 85-82 against sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg and TBB Trier was a home winner too against Bayer Giants Leverkusen, 89-70.


LAST GAME GAME 9 - November 11-12, 2006
DayMatchResult
Nov. 11Dt. Bank SKY. vs. Telekom Baskets66-59
Nov. 11ratiopharm Ulm vs. NY'er Phantoms80-83
Nov. 11Artland Dragons vs. Giessen46ers80-69
Nov. 11WALTER Tigers vs. BG Karlsruhe83-61
Nov. 11EWE Baskets vs. EnBW L'burg68-55
Nov. 12Eisbären B'haven vs. ALBA BERLIN74-76
Nov. 12Paderborn Baskets vs. sellbytel Baskets85-82
Nov. 12TBB Trier vs. Giants L'kusen89-70
Nov. 12RheinEnergie Köln vs. Brose Baskets79-73
NEXT GAME GAME 10 - November 17-19, 2006
DayMatch
Nov. 17Telekom Baskets vs. ratiopharm Ulm
Nov. 18ALBA BERLIN vs. sellbytel Baskets
Nov. 18BG Karlsruhe vs. TBB Trier
Nov. 18NY'er Phantoms vs. EWE Baskets
Nov. 18EnBW L'burg vs. RheinEnergie Köln
Nov. 18Brose Baskets vs. Paderborn Baskets
Nov. 18Giessen46ers vs. WALTER Tigers
Nov. 19Giants L'kusen vs. Dt. Bank SKY.
Nov. 19Eisbären B'haven vs. Artland Dragons


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1 ALBA BERLIN871641560
2 EnBW Ludwigsburg871663584
3 RheinEnergie Köln871618553
4 Artland Dragons963724693
5 Brose Baskets752533480
6 Eisbären Bremerhaven853618556
7 Telekom Baskets Bonn853579561
8 Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS954628645
9 WALTER TIGERS Tübingen743515500
10 TBB Trier945672680
11 Paderborn Baskets945670668
12 Bayer Giants Leverkusen945697709
13 New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig945672699
14 ratiopharm Ulm1046816806
15 EWE Baskets Oldenburg936623661
16 BG Karlsruhe927652723
17 Giessen46ers918571704
18 sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg909620730
Sunday, November 12, 2006
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