FC Bayern Basketball suffered a defeat in the struggle for the championship. Now it's against Alba Berlin or Ludwigsburg.
- BBL final tournament in Munich: FC Bayern Basketball loses to EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
- The reigning champions must now play against Alba Berlin or Ludwigsburg.
- Ratiopharm Ulm is one of the favorites before the quarter-finals.
Munich - defending champion Bayern Munich suffered a major setback shortly before the decisive phase of the final tournament of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) .
The team of coach Oliver Kostic lost the final group game against EWE Baskets Oldenburg in their home Audi Dome 81:89 (44:42) and has to be satisfied with third place in group A. Oldenburg finished second in the group stage.
BBL: FC Bayern Basketball only third in its group
"It wasn't very obvious. After we were five or six behind, it looked like the game was over, ”said
Bavaria's Vladimir Lucic
at
MagentaSport
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His coach called for an increase and, despite bankruptcy, said: "We are alive." Oldenburg's Robin Amaize , on the other hand, was satisfied: "It was a great performance. We brought a lot of energy and deservedly won. "
The Munich, for whom it was the second defeat after the opening defeat, meet Alba Berlin or the MHP giant Ludwigsburg in the quarterfinals .
FC Bayern Basketball leads against Oldenburg
To date, the two teams from Group B have been without defeat and underpinned their role as favorites before their meeting on Monday (8.30 p.m. / MagentaSport ). Oldenburg avoids the top teams in the other group.
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Bayern were in the lead for a long time in the tight game, but gave up their lead at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, Oldenburg relentlessly exploited the opponent's uncertainty. The most successful thrower for Oldenburg was Nathan Boothe with 17 points, the 16 points from Lucic were not enough for Bayern.
BBL final tournament: FC Bayern Basketball sways in Munich at home
FCB sports director Daniele Baiesi , who includes Alba and Ratiopharm Ulm among the favorites, did not want to attach too much importance to the starting position before the finals . "You have to hit everyone, it doesn't make much difference. All teams in the other group are good, ”he said at halftime at MagentaSport .
In Group A, Ulm also won its fourth and last preliminary round game. In the sportily insignificant game against BG Göttingen , the team of coach Jaka Lakovic prevailed with 89:66 (39:33) and finished the group with a clean slate.
BBL play-off quarterfinal: Ratiopharm Ulm as co-favorite
The opponents of Ulm in the play-off quarter-finals will be determined on Monday on the last day of the parallel group.
The best launcher in Ulm was Thomas Klepeisz with 16 points. With 18 points, Alex Ruoff was the top scorer on the Göttingen side, who had already been fourth in the group before the game and expected a tough draw in the quarterfinals.
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