BBL: Vechta rout Hagen 100-74, Frankfurt turn the game around in Jena
RASTA Vechta opened matchday 7 with a 26-point win in Hagen. The Frankfurt Skyliners won 93-82 in Jena after trailing at halftime. Bayern Munich remain top of the table.
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RASTA Vechta climbed out of the easyCredit BBL relegation places with a blowout win on Friday night. At Phoenix Hagen the team won 100-74 in front of 3,027 spectators. After an even first quarter (25-25), Vechta pulled away with a 24-6 run and led 56-38 at halftime. Top scorer was Tommy Kuhse, who returned after missing six BBL games and posted 24 points, seven assists and eight of eight free throws. Matt Lewis hit four of six threes (18 points) and Tibor Pleiß had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
"Basketball can be that simple when you play together," Pleiß said, according to the league's report. For Hagen, Bjarne Kraushaar impressed with 22 points and six threes. According to the league, the win lifts Vechta out of the relegation places for now. Hagen play at ALBA Berlin next Friday.
In Jena, the Frankfurt Skyliners trailed 53-50 at halftime but allowed only eight points in the third quarter and won 93-82. Judah Mintz scored 20 points and Till Pape had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. It was Frankfurt's fourth win in five games. Unbeaten Bayern Munich (5-0) remain top of the table; on Sunday the Telekom Baskets Bonn host ALBA Berlin, among other games.