Viennese teams celebrate their victories in ABL on the outside

The two teams from the German capital hit in the distance. While the D.C. Timberwolves of Vienna at the Klosterneuburg Dukes A basketball thriller may allow BC Vienna to win an unmistakable victory over defending champions Kapfenberg.

In the third match on Saturday, the Gunners Oberwart clearly beat the Fürstenfeld Panthers.

Bundesliga Basketball, 5th round:
Kapfenberg Bulls – BC Vienna 66:92
Gunners Oberwart – Fürstenfeld Panthers 86:44
Dukes of Klosterneuburg – Vienna D.C. Timberwolves 75:77

Kapfenberg Bulls – BC Vienna 66:92 (21:20, 33:42, 53:62)
Best bowlers: Wilson 19, Vujosevic 17, Helson-Henry 14 and Detrick 47, Hbadan Zadeh 13, Gvozden 9

After two consecutive defeats, the Kapfenberg Bulls wanted to find their way to victory against BC Vienna. But the Viennese became topmotiviert after their first win of the season in the competition. It was only in the first ten minutes that the defending champion managed to play with the Wieners. Jason Detrick and his team took a step forward in the second quarter and played very hard on the defense. Detrick was unstoppable against the Bulls, with 47 points – a new season record – and 66% of the total. Without a real center, the Viennese get more points in the zone than Kapfenberg. The Bulls achieved a total turnover of 18 and left many opportunities. The Styrians arrived early in trouble and had nothing to do with Wienern. British Columbia, in Vienna, clearly won with 92:66, celebrated the second victory of the season and left the Bulls on the board.

The best performers:
Jason Detrick, 47 points (ABL-highest of the season), 66 FG%,

Key facts at the meeting:

Jason Detrick sets a new season record with ABL with 47 points (fifth best value since the online statistics record 06/07)
Viennese get more points in the zone than Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg committed 18 Turnover, Vienna only 6
The Bulls must accept their third loss in a row.
BCV celebrated its second victory in a row.

Voices at the meeting:
Mike Coffin, head coach of the Bulls: "We played very badly, we did not show any fighting spirit today, Vienna deserved to win."

Bogic Vujosevic, bulls player: "We have to get back on our feet right now, right now we obviously have problems in the team and in our game." It's probably only small details, but looking at the score, it looks like bigger problems, we must now badyze carefully and simply improve ourselves. "

Jason Detrick, BCV player: "Kapfenberg are a good team, after all, they were champions last season, they beat us very often in the past, and of course, the ex is doing very well in Kapfenberg to celebrate this victory. played, but we must look ahead and prepare ourselves for the next task. "

Luigi Gresta, head coach of BCV: "We showed a perfect match today.Every player did a good job, Kapfenberg played as we thought in preparation.We play extremely unusual basketball with five guards.But we still have not had any big problem with the rebound and Kapfenberg could not use match errors. "

Gunners Oberwart – Fürstenfeld Panthers 86:44 (25:12, 43:29, 73:37)
Best bowlers: Mikutis 19, Lescault 19, Poljak 9 and Car 19, Spaleta 7, Reinelt 7

The Gunners Oberwart celebrate a clear victory in 86:44 against the Fürstenfeld Panthers. That leaves the Panthers the only team to win. Gunners control the game from the start and do not let the Panthers come in. Especially on the defensive, Horst Leitner's team leaves little. In the first half, the Panthers still have 29 points. At half-time, he was only 15. On offense, Andrius Mikutis and Hayden Lescault (both 19 points) have triumphed several times. Mikutis also took ten rebounds and scored his first double-double of the season. Christopher Tawiah even took 18 boards, setting the season record for Jozo Rados (Lions) and Marko Kolaric (Timberwolves). The gunners force the Timberwolves to a total of 20 turnovers and celebrate a clear victory in front of their audience.

The best performers:
Andrius Mikutis, 19 points, 10 rebounds

Key facts at the meeting:

Gunners celebrate third win in third home game
The Panthers are winless
Christopher Tawiah sets the best of the season with 18 rebounds.
The Panthers only have 15 points in the second half

Voices at the meeting:
Horst Leitner, Gunners head coach: "It was a solid match, neither more nor less, but definitely a deserved victory"

Chris Tawiah, Gunner's Player: "The result of this game shows our potential, we have all played badly in Klosterneuburg, and today we have shown that we are working hard for ourselves and from the start we have been able to give the maximum speed to today. # 39; hui. "

David Heuberger, Panthers player: "We started badly and then we caught a bit, but it was not enough for the win."

Adnan Bajramovic, head coach of the Panthers: "Congratulations to Oberwart, they deserved to win, we took a small step forward but are still far away."

Dukes of Klosterneuburg – Vienna D.C. Timberwolves 75:77 (16:19, 43:32, 61:56)
Best bowlers: Miletic 19, Hopfgartner 15, Bas 13, Bauer 13 and Cosic 15, Nikolic 14, Kolaric 13

Vienna D.C. The Timberwolves celebrate their third victory in the third away match. Once again, the climber has a solid second half of success. As in the away victories against Fürstenfeld and Graz, the Vienna were back at halftime. The dukes were particularly convincing in the finals of the first period, which allowed them to take a 12-point lead. However, Marko Kolaric, of Petar Cosic, managed to strengthen his team in the second half and brought his team back into the match. While Kolaric scored his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds, Cosic narrowly missed the double-double with 15 points and 9 badists. In the final stages, the lead has changed between the two teams. The Timberwolves proved once more their nervous force and defended themselves well in the crucial possessions. Predrag Miletic tried at the last minute to decide the match with a trio, but was considerably disrupted by a strong defense of the Timberwolves. The Vienna ended up with 77:75 and overtook the Dukes on the blackboard.

The best performers:
Marko Kolaric 13 points (FG% 71), 12 rebounds,

Key facts at the meeting:

The Timberwolves celebrate their third victory in the third away match.
Predrag Miletic gave a decisive blow to the decision.
Once again, the Viennese convinced in the second half.

Werner Sallomon, coach of the Dukes: "If you show such intensity, you can only lose, we played virtually without a center today, it has not worked today."

Predrag Miletic, player of the dukes: "We played badly in the third quarter and missed a lot of easy shots, and the Timberwolves made smart use of it and came back." In the fourth quarter, we tried everything, but we had to win again. "

Huber Schmidt, head coach of Tmberwolves: " Unbelievable! We fought after a bigger gap. In the second quarter, we let pressure from Klosterneuburger completely unbalance us, but we finally won. "

Laurence Müller, player of the Timberwolves: "It was a very emotional match, I was so happy to play here again, we fought and won the match."

The Dukes lose their first tournament with the Timberwolves
BK Dukes Klosterneuburg Vs. C.C. Timberwolves 75:77 (43:32)

The Dukes lost the match against DC Timberwolves 75:77 due to a bad second period.

The initial phase was marked by numerous errors. Subsequently, an exciting game developed without any team could settle. After ten minutes, the Timberwolves led in a shallow match with 19:16.

The first minutes of the second quarter belonged clearly to the Dukes. The defense was better and on the offensive you found the free man. Even a timeout from Vienna did not help and the dukes put 31:24. At this point in the game, Predrag Miletic, who had high wagers but was also critical on the defensive, had to be emphasized. The last minutes clearly belonged to the Dukes, who went with a 43:32 lead in the break.

At the end of two minutes, the Timberwolves closed their doors, the Dukes were still in the cabin of the Defense and the Offense. The game was swinging now, both teams recorded again and again mini-runs for themselves. After the third phase of play, the Dukes led with 61:56.

That lead was gone after three minutes of play. The Timberwolves scored the best goal and led after four minutes into the home stretch with 68:66. The dukes immediately replied, and again pbaded the Viennese. Three minutes from the end, the momentum is reversed in favor of the Timberwolves. Only a stoppage of coach Sallomon at 73h75 ended the Viennese race. The Timberwolves won an exciting match at Dukes Castle with 77:75.

votes:
Werner Sallomon, head coach of the Dukes: "If you show such intensity, you can only lose, we played virtually without a center today, it has not worked today."

Predrag Miletic, dukes players: "We played badly in the third quarter and missed many easy shots, the Timberwolves smartly exploited that and came back in. In the fourth quarter, we tried everything, but we still had to win."

Hubert Schmidt, Timberwolves Head Coach: " Unbelievable! We fought after a bigger gap. In the second quarter, we let pressure from Klosterneuburger completely unbalance us, but we finally won. "

Laurence Müller, Timberwolves player: "It was a very emotional match, I was so happy to play here again, we fought and won the match."

BK Dukes Klosterneuburg Vs. C.C. Timberwolves 75:77 (19:16, 27:13, 18:24, 14:21)
Dukes throwers: Miletic 19, Hopfgartner 15, Bas 13, Bauer 13, Burgemeister 5, Bavcic 4, Leydolf 4, Lanegger 2
Timberwolves Throwers: Cosic 15, Ne. Nikolic 14, Kolaric 13, D Angelo 11, Hofbauer 9 Scott 6, Müller 5, Polakovic 4

Great victory for the wolves in Klosterneuburg!
Unbelievable! Vienna D.C. The Timberwolves celebrate the next victory in a foreign hall on Saturday during the 5th day of the ADMIRAL Basketball Bundesliga and impose themselves in front of the Klosterneuburg Dukes at 77:75.

In the Timberwolves, the Viennese are back with a maximum of twelve points, but turn around with a brilliant second period.

Overloaded in the second quarter of the pressure
The Wolves must not only do without Jonas John and Julien Hörberg, but also David Rados. Paul Rotter, 18, will be in the top five for the first time, while Joe Scott will be replaced. Predrag Miletic, Klosterneuburg advance to 9: 5, but Nemanja Nikolic and Peter Hofbauer started at 15:11 for the Wolves. Laurence Müller and Vince Polakovic make an important contribution from the bank, with the guests having a 19:16 lead during the first break.

Pippo D'Angelo scores 10:16, but Wolves have big problems with the aggressive defense of the Lower Austrians. Miletic and Timur Bas are particularly offended, leading the striker to 25-8 until half-time. The wolves grant six free throws in this phase and enter the cabin with a time of 32:43.

Extraordinary fighting spirit in the second half
After the clarity of the speech at half-time, the Timberwolves of the third show were transformed. Although Vince Polakovic can not continue because of new back problems and later Laurence Müller also has cramps, Marko Kolaric, Petar Cosic and Co. scored a goal of 9-0. Cosic puts the two, Pezi Hofbauer a trio and in the 26th minute, the outsider advances with a lead of 50:49. The national player Max Hopfgartner against with immediately two points to three, the Dukes are ahead on the last breath 61:56 ahead.

Klosterneuburg points to 66:60, but the Wolves are biting themselves more and more. Hofbauer, Joe Scott and especially Pippo D'Angelo are imposing again and again. The direction changes several times, at the 36 minute, it is 73:70 for the Dukes. Although Hofbauer and Nikolic each have five fouls, the Timberwolves only allow two more in the last four minutes. Andi Werle is the 11th wolf on the field. D'Angelo and Cosic make up 74:73 for the Viennese. Scott and Kolaric each had one of the two free throws of the game in 76:73, countered Bauer from the center. Cosic scores a free kick at 77:75. The defense is standing, the last reach of the guests goes to the applause of the many fans who accompanied it.

A lot of heart
"We seem to need a lot of arrears to start." Sensational, because we turned the game with a lot of heart, despite the many missed free throws and chess, "Coach Schmidt is proud.

This will continue Saturday – this time at 4pm – in the T-Mobile dome against the Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart.

2BL: the next round already Sunday
The SECOND Basketball Bundesliga concludes an intensive double round with six matches on Sunday. The two undefeated teams, Mattersburg Rocks (No. 1) and Raiders Villach (No. 2) have the opportunity to expand their "winning streak" in front of their audience. The Mustangs of Mistelbach (No. 6) have the chance to take revenge on the Jennersdorf Blackbirds (No. 3) for the break in last year's semifinal. As the Wörthersee Pirates (No. 7) want to return to victory, the Dornbirn Lions (No. 8) and the Basketball Flames (No. 9) get their confirmation of their first win of the season on Friday. BBC Nord Dragonz (N ° 10) and KOS Celovec (N ° 12) are fighting for their first win of the season.

Wörthersee Pirates – German German Alligators of Wagram
Sunday, October 28 at 17:00 at SPH St. Peter, Klagenfurt

The prelude to the fourth round of the SECOND Basketball Bundesliga makes the encounter Wörthersee pirates (No. 7) against the German Wagram Alligators of the Union (No. 11). Both teams suffered a defeat on Friday. For pirates, it was the first of this season, as well as the first on the outside of St. Peter's gym. The Alligators had to accept the third defeat of the third match. It's the first duel of these two teams. Looking at the statistics should probably decide the performance of the rebound on victory or defeat. While the pirates in this category rank 5 in the league (41.0), the alligators are only 10 (32.3). Both teams still have room for improvement at 2pFG (43.8% PIR and 44.1% UDW). An advantage of the Lower Austrians could be the depth of their squadron: while the pirates played until now with a rotation of 7 laps, the Alligators have so far used 15 players. Each player averaged at least nine minutes on the floor.

Voice for the next meeting:

Andreas Kuttnig, Pirate Sports Director: "We are waiting for the toughest match of the season so far against a young and hungry team, which will be tactically first on the list, and we want to reaffirm our good performance this season in front of our own crowd. . "

Elvis Keric, pirate player: "We are happy to be able to compete again in front of our own fans, and above all, it will be important to put aside the difficulties of two days ago and be fully focused."

Stefan Grbadegger, Alligator Headcoach"In the second game of this double round, we want to use our team to our advantage and our goal must be to pressure and attack the pirates for 40 minutes."

Jan Kvasnicka, player of the alligator: "After the bad match against the strong Villach Raiders we are against the pirates for reparation, and according to the latest results, we are underdogs, but if we manage to minimize the mistakes that happened to us in the last match and if we keep our game plan focused for 40 minutes, we will definitely have chances to win the first season against the pirates. "

BBC Nord Dragnoz – KOS Celovec
Sunday, October 28 at 17h at the Allsportzentrum Eisenstadt

In the BBC Nord Dragonz duel (No. 10) against KOS Celovec (No. 12), two winless teams meet. Both teams had to be clearly beaten in the first three games of the season. Although citizens of Burgenland have behaved well in the last three games, the Carinthians, which are still incomplete, have had to be clearly beaten. They averaged 99.7 points and only 60.7 points per game (No. 12). To win, both teams must minimize their own mistakes: with 18.3 (KOS) and 16.7 (BBC), they have averaged the highest number of rotations of all teams and they also have a margin of 39, improvement on the rebound. Last year, this duel was held as part of the basketball cup. At that time, the Carinthians were absent in 72:43. In the round of 32 of the Cup (November 1st), the two teams will meet again, then in Carinthia.

Voice for the next meeting:

Dusan Kozlica, BBC head coach: "According to the results so far, the KOS should be a bearable opponent for us.We play at home, despite the first three defeats, better and better and faster. we want to withdraw the first home win for our big fans! "

Thomas Julian, captain of the BBC: "We do not know very well the newly formed Klagenfurters, they can play basketball well, even if they have suffered serious defeats, we really expect a powerful and hungry opponent and a tough match!"

Stefan Hribar, KOS Sports Director: "Against the rookie of the BBC North League, we want to show what's on our team, we want to increase from match to match, especially when we have the whole team at our disposal."

Andi Smrtnik, captain of KOS: "BBZ Nord is very well placed and has already achieved remarkable results, but our goal should be to win against the league first, we need to strengthen our defense, especially under the basket, and the rebound will be very crucial."

BBS staff: Petar Nemcec (ankle injury) is still missing.

KOS staff: Christian Erschen is missing for reasons of education.

Dornbirn Lions – Flames Basketball
Sunday, October 28 at 17h at the Messeballsporthalle Dornbirn

This game will be broadcast live here.

After their first victories on Friday, the Dornbirn Lions (# 8) receive the flames from the basket (# 9). The Lions won a KOS victory, the Flames struggled to win at home against the pirates. The last four duels of these two teams went to Vorarlberg. The last victory of the Viennese women took place on December 19, 2015 (79:60 @ Dornbirn). This duel allows the two best strikers of the SECOND Bundesliga basketball to face it directly. Javier Medori of Dornbirn, averaging 29.3 points on the top scorer of the 2BL, meets the ex-MVP Fabricio Vay, who scored an average of 21.7 points for the Flames (No. 4). Both teams must probably tighten their defensive position for a possible victory. On average, they received more than 86 points per game.

Voice for the next meeting:

Borja San Miguel, Lions coach: "We won our first win in Klagenfurt, but now we have a much stronger opponent with the Flames, we want to continue our development and show our fans an exciting game!"

Markus Mittelberger, Lions Athletic Director"If we double against the Flames, we're on the right track again, we have a lot of offensive potential, but we need to be more consistent on the defensive side, of course it's time to pull Fabricio Vay out of the game. I am very confident that we will be able to celebrate our first home win. "

Franz Zderadicka, head coach of the flames: "I have the greatest respect for Dornbirn's exemplary basketball organization.On Sunday, we want to restrict the work of the two top scorers in Spain, Medori and Arruti."

Dominik Alturban, captain of the Flames: "In Dornbirn lately, we've had bitter defeats, most of the time weakened, this time we should be able to compete completely, which makes us confident, but Dornbirn, like us, has the potential for a better place in the table. "

Lions Staff: Harun Buljubasic is missing for private reasons.

Mustangs of Mistelbach – Jennersdorf Blackbirds
Sunday, October 28 at 17:00 at SPH Mistelbach

In the duel between the Mistelbach Mustangs (No. 6) and the Jennersdorf Blackbirds (No. 3), there is a new edition of the semifinal of last year, which the Burgenlaender have beaten twice. at the "regular season" at the end. could win 2-0. Currently, both teams hold two wins each. However, the Mustangs had to abandon Friday, the Blackbirds now holding two consecutive wins. While the Mustangs continue to have their strength in the offensive rebound (13.7 / # 2), the Blackbirds have recently convinced beyond the three-point line (44.3% / # 2). It lacks the Mustangs, as Friday, Captain Vladimir Sismilich.

Voice for the next meeting:

Martin Weissenböck, head coach of the Mustangs: "It's not easy this weekend, it's the second heavy opponent in less than three days for the Mustangs, we only remember too much of the playoffs We have to spend a lot of energy to get a chance in this game. "

Sascha Hasiner, president of the Mustangs: "The time to breathe was short, but the season is young, we are fresh and the recovery is faster than last year at the end of the season.Who is our opponent is known.We look forward to a full room and the friendly atmosphere of many traveling fans from Güssing, sport will have a say in the field. "

Daniel Müllner, Blackbirds Head Coach: "To survive in Mistelbach, we will definitely need a superior performance."

Manuel Jandrasits, captain of Blackbirds: "We will need 40 minutes of good team performance both in defense and offense, especially under the basket or rebound, we will have to counter it."

Mattersburg Rocks – BBU Salzburg
Sunday, October 28 at 17:00 at SPH Mattersburg

The league leader, Mattersburg Rocks (No. 1), receives BBU Salzburg (No. 4), who has to play his second game in a row following an exchange. The Rocks reached a solid last quarter on Friday against BBC North to remain undefeated. The BBU suffered – also because of numerous personal failures – its first defeat of the season against Jennersdorf. The balance between these two teams speaks clearly for Mattersburg, who has won eleven of the twelve matches. The last and only victory of the BBU took place on November 15, 2013 (90:87 @Salzburg). This is the first victory of the BBU in Mattersburg. The biggest advantage of the Mattersburger lies in the basket: in the rebounds, he is at the top of the ranking (45.3), even in the offensive rebounds (17.3 / # 1). The Salzburgs faced Friday their problems with the Blackbirds and definitely need a better "box-out".

Voice for the next meeting:

James Williams, Rocks head coach: "We must not underestimate the Salzburg victory after the victory against St. Pölten in the second round, we need a 40-minute team effort to to oppose them. "

Corey Hallett, Rocks player: "We need to improve our defense and be more aggressive in the attack, but with a good team spirit, we can win against the BBU."

Aaron Mitchell, BBU Head Coach: "Two matches in 48 hours will be a very difficult task but we will be ready for the second part."

Christian Joch, player of the BBU: "It will be a difficult match for us, but against St. Pölten, we want to end the series of defeats against Mattersburg and win the match."

Raiders Villach – UBC St. Pölten
Sunday, October 28 at 18h at the MZH St. Martin, Villach

The conclusion of the fourth round is the Raiders Villach duel (No. 2) against UBC St. Pölten (No. 5). The Carinthians are one of two teams that remain undefeated after three rounds. The Lower Austrians hold after their derby Friday in two wins and one defeat, which however had to be accepted abroad. St. Pölten has 11: 6 ahead of the "head-to-head". In the previous year, both teams celebrated each victory. The Raiders are currently the best team of the SECOND Bundesliga. With an average of 105.7 points per game, no team has yet found a recipe against Villachs' offense. In addition, raids on the defensive rebound are at the top (30.7 / 1) and average half of their distance throw (49.5% / 1). In St. Pölten, the defense work is excellent.

Voice for the next meeting:

Rok Zupan, Headcoach Raiders: "Our goal is to get the defensive performance of the last few matches, St. Pölten is a strong and compact team that knows how to exploit mistakes, and we hope to be able to attract such big fans back into the hall. "

Andreas Worenz, UBC Head Coach: Villach is one of the best teams in the league this year. We know it will be very difficult and because of our failures, we play the role of outsider. But maybe we'll handle the surprise. "

Paul Koroschitz, UBC player: "Villach is in impressive form at the moment and certainly hard to beat, and we can only win if we act with the same intensity as Friday and we are very focused at both ends!"

Staff Raiders: Simon Finzgar, Nino Gross and Tim Huber are still missing.

UBC staff: Roman Jagsch and Hannes Obermann are still missing.

Press release ABL / 2BL / Dukes of Klosterneuburg / Vienna D.C. Timberwolves

27/10/2018

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