NINERS Chemnitz wasted a 20-point lead and an 11-point fourth quarter cushion but still grabbed their first road victory of the season by beating Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 86-81. Chemnitz scored the final six points of the game to survive for a 2-1 record in the league as Kaza Kajami-Keane paced the team with 23 points. Braunschweig had won all three of their games - two in the easyCredit BBL and their BBL German Cup first round contest - but tasted defeat for the first time to fall to 2-1.
Game Summary: Braunschweig were missing starting point guard Ahmaad Rorie with a shoulder injury as well as a sick Brandon Tischler. The hosts scored the first four points but were out of sorts after that. Kaza Kajami-Keane scored 8 points and Chemnitz big man Kevin Yebo collected 7 points in a 20-0 run for a 20-4 lead. Yebo moved to 13 points to extend the advantage to 19 points 31-12 with the score 31-15 after 10 minutes.
The veteran leadership of DeAndre Lansdowne carried Chemnitz’s lead to 20 points 39-19. The hosts began to get back into the game thanks to Jilson Bango inside and TJ Crockett converted a four-point play and a three-pointer to trim the margin to 46-37 at intermission.
The Braunschweig momentum continued in the second half - sparked by Bango and Nicholas Tischler - with the first 11 points and the hosts led 48-46. Aher Uguak finally scored Chemnitz’s first points of the half with a triple after more than 4 minutes. Three more three-pointers and Chemnitz surged ahead 62-55. And the guests were leading 64-58 after 30 minutes.
Yet another triple early in the fourth quarter put Chemnitz back ahead by double figures 73-62. Braunschweig were not done yet with two long balls of their own to get within 5 points and watched as Yebo fouled out with almost 5 minutes to go. Braunschweig three times trimmed the deficit to one point and finally reclaimed the 81-80 lead with 74 seconds left when Tischler flew in for a putback dunk on a missed three-pointer. Lansdowne responded ice-cold with a corner triple with 37 seconds remaining and Chemnitz made 3-of-4 free throws and Braunschweig's Barra Njie missed both foul shots with 7.2 seconds left.
Numbers Please: Chemnitz shot 49.2 percent from the field and 15-of-20 (75.0 percent) from the free throw line while Braunschweig made 46.0 percent of their shots and 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) of their free throws.
Player of the Game: Kaza Kajami-Keane was outstanding the whole game in leading Chemnitz with 23 points to go with 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Germans: Kevin Yebo was a force for Chemnitz with 19 points and 8 rebounds - 6 of them from the offensive glass. Braunschweig forward Nicholas Tischler produced for himself and his absent twin brother Brandon with a team-high 18 points to go with 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Ferdinand Zylka added 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists off the Braunschweig bench.
Also Newsworthy: DeAndre Lansdowne was a killer for Chemnitz against his former team. The veteran guard, who guided Braunschweig to their last playoffs appearance in 2018-19, collected 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Also Newsworthy Part II: Braunschweig's talented Angolan center Jilson Bango had his best game of the young season with 13 points, 13 rebounds (5 offensive rebounds), 1 assist and 1 block.
What's Up Next: Braunschweig’s next game will be at ALBA BERLIN on Sunday October 15 in the Round of 16 of the BBL German Cup. Chemnitz return to the court on Saturday October 14 as they host JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers in the BBL German Cup.
Video: Highlights of this game will be available soon on Dyn's website or here on Dyn's YouTube channel.
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Note: During the 2023-24 season, there will occasionally be game reports published in English.
