Basketball Bundesliga team Niners Chemnitz remains on the playoff course. Coach Rodrigo Pastore's protégés beat medi Bayreuth on home soil on Friday with 84:77 (50:38). With the third win in a row, the Saxons consolidated their sixth place. Arnas Velicka (21 points), Mindaugas Susinskas (15) and Kevin Yebo (10) contributed the most to the success. Jackson Rowe (15), Osaro Jürgen Rich, Brandon Childress (12 each) and Jarrod West (11) scored the most points for the guests.

After a balanced first quarter, the hosts took over the initiative in the middle of the second quarter. From 31:31 (14th minute) the Chemnitz team went 38:31 (16th) to twelve points before the break and were ahead by 65:44 in the 26th minute. In the feeling of certain victory, the Saxons let up in the last ten minutes. The Bayreuth team reduced the 56:77 deficit (33rd) to 71:77 (38th) with a 15:0 run. However, the home side saved the narrow lead to the finish.

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