SYNTAINICS MBC defeated BG Göttingen for the second time in seven days - this time with much less drama - as they rolled to a 94-80 victory on the road. Wolves, who needed a buzzer-beater dunk to win last week 93-91 at home, pulled away for good in the second quarter for a 9-8 record. Janis Gailitis’ team has won two straight following a three-game losing streak to stay in the running for the post-season. Michael Devoe scored a career high 35 points off the bench and Charles Callison had 16 points and 6 assists. Göttingen could not give new head coach Mikko Riipinen his first victory in his home debut as they fell to 1-14 with seven straight losses. Tra Holder had 23 points in the loss and Demajeo Wiggins added 12 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double.
Game Summary: Göttingen led early 3-2 but the guests reeled off 13 straight points - seven of them from Tyren Johnson - to lead 15-3. And two three-pointers for the Wolves extended the advantage to 21-7 with Göttingen trailing 23-13 after 10 minutes. Göttingen had the better start to the second quarter and pulled within 23-20 as Wolves needed nearly 2 minutes to score. The guests reclaimed control of the game with 12-2 run to lead 35-25. Michael Devoe then scored 14 points in 3 minutes for Wolves to push the cushion to 19 points - 32-51. And the score was 53-38 at the break.
Göttingen scored the first four points of the second half but the guests answered with the next eight points to re-establish a 19-point margin, 61-42. Göttingen fought their way back to 12 points down only to see Devoe score the next five points. And Wolves led 75-60 after three quarters. Göttingen really could not get any closer and the guests remained in control and built a 20-point lead with 6 minutes to play - 86-66. Göttingen had one more push with an 11-2 surge to make it 88-77 with 2 minutes left. But Devoe finished off the hosts with two more baskets.
Numbers Please: Wolves shot a blistering 55 percent for the game including a white-hot 73 percent on two-pointers. The hosts meanwhile made only 25 percent on three-pointers.
Player of the Game: There is no doubt about this one as Michael Devoe was the guests' main weapon. He came off the bench and poured in 35 points on 12 of 16 shots (including 5/8 threes) and 6 of 7 free throws. He also picked up 4 rebounds and 1 assist for an efficiency of 34. Devoe's career high had been 29 points - against MLP Academics Heidelberg last October.
The Germans: Martin Breunig was in foul trouble all game and had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 13 minutes for the club from Weißenfels. John Bryant came on for Breunig and collected 5 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. At the other end, Collin Welp picked up 11 points and 8 rebounds. It was the eighth time in the last 10 games that he scored in double figures, and Welp tied his career high with 8 boards.
Also Newsworthy Part 1: Göttingen had a strong showing from Tra Holder but also got a promising outing from Marcus Shaver in his second game for the team. After totaling 3 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in his debut last week, Shaver scored 15 points to go along with 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Also Newsworthy Part 2: At the other end, SYNTAINICS MBC's new addition Hysier Miller went scoreless with two missed three-pointers and 1 turnover in 8 minutes in his first game.
Göttingen action for inclusion: BG Göttingen came up with a nice action under the motto "Together for inclusion". The club offered audio description in the arena for blind and visually impaired people to receive additional information about the game via headphones. All of the spectators had a chance to experience this in the first minute of the second quarter as the audio description could be heard throughout the arena.
What's Up Next: Göttingen's next chance to snap their losing streak will come on Saturday February 1 with a road game against Veolia Towers Hamburg. SYNTAINICS MBC will aim to make it three in a row on Saturday February 1 when they play at Bamberg Baskets.
Video: Highlights of this game will be available soon on Dyn's website or here on Dyn's YouTube channel.
Anmerkung: In der Saison 2024/25 werden wie hier auch gelegentlich Nachberichte in englischer Sprache verfasst.
Note: During the 2024-25 season, there will occasionally be game reports published in English.
