German League, Game 16: January 6-7, 2007
Julius Jenkins - Alba Berlin Alba Berlin stayed atop the German League standings and improved to 13-2 by edging TBB Trier 76-84 on the road in front of 6,200 fans on Saturday. Julius Jenkins led the winners with 24 points, Nicolai Simon and Johannes Herber each had 11 while Ruben Boumtje Boumtje added 10 for Alba, which trailed 54-49 early in the third quarter. It didn't last long, however, as Jenkins and Herber fueled a game-breaking 2-18 run which gave the guests a double-digit margin, 56-67, after 30 minutes. Trier got within 71-75, but Chris Owens and Jenkins allowed Alba to seal the win. RheinEnergie improved to 12-3 by edging the Giessen 46ers 60-57 in Cologne on Sunday. Immanuel McElroy led the winners with 16 points while Guido Grunheid posted a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds for RheinEnergie, which trailed 10-19 after 10 minutes. McElroy and Grunheid took over after the break to give the hosts a 47-43 at the end of the third quarter. McElroy got some help from Demond Mallet to make RheinEnergie seal the win down the stretch. In other games, Ratiopharm Ulm thrashed the Artland Dragons 97-78, Bayer Giants Leverkusen downed Sellbytel Baskets Nurnberg 73-88, the Deutsche Bank Skyliners needed double overtime to edge Walter Tigers Tubingen while EWE Baskets Oldenburg beat Eisbaren Bremerhaven 62-60. Paderborn Baskets welcomes BG Karlsruhe on January 10, EnBW Ludwigsburg hosts New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig on January 17 while Telekom Baskets Bonn visits Brose Baskets on April 18.


LAST GAME GAME 16 - January 6-7, 2007
DayMatchResult
Jan. 6TBB Trier vs. ALBA BERLIN76-84
Jan. 6ratiopharm Ulm vs. Artland Dragons97-78
Jan. 6sellbytel Baskets vs. Giants L'kusen73-88
Jan. 7Dt. Bank SKY. vs. WALTER Tigers104-102
Jan. 7RheinEnergie Köln vs. Giessen46ers60-57
Jan. 7EWE Baskets vs. Eisbären B'haven62-60
Jan. 10Paderborn Baskets vs. BG Karlsruhe-
Jan. 17EnBW L'burg vs. NY'er Phantoms-
Apr. 18Brose Baskets vs. Telekom Baskets-
NEXT GAME GAME 17 - January 12-14, 2007
DayMatch
Jan. 12TBB Trier vs. Dt. Bank SKY.
Jan. 13ALBA BERLIN vs. NY'er Phantoms
Jan. 13BG Karlsruhe vs. sellbytel Baskets
Jan. 13Telekom Baskets vs. EnBW L'burg
Jan. 13Giessen46ers vs. Paderborn Baskets
Jan. 13Artland Dragons vs. EWE Baskets
Jan. 14Giants L'kusen vs. Brose Baskets
Jan. 14WALTER Tigers vs. ratiopharm Ulm
Jan. 14Eisbären B'haven vs. RheinEnergie Köln


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1ALBA BERLIN1513212141085
2EnBW Ludwigsburg1512312211099
3RheinEnergie Köln1512311301049
4Telekom Baskets Bonn1510511091060
5Artland Dragons1610612581239
6Eisbären Bremerhaven159611591036
7Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS169711411177
8TBB Trier168811911175
9EWE Baskets Oldenburg168812001167
10New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig157811111138
11WALTER TIGERS Tübingen157811101138
12ratiopharm Ulm167913091319
13Brose Baskets1165806774
14Bayer Giants Leverkusen1661012781293
15Paderborn Baskets1551010841105
16Giessen46ers1631310571198
17BG Karlsruhe142129441122
18sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg1521310431191

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