Basketball - Towers have to admit defeat again in the Eurocup
Veolia Towers Hamburg still have to wait for their first home win in the Eurocup this season. At the start of the second round, the German basketball club lost 83:97 (35:52) to the Ukrainian club Prometey Slobozhanske in the Inselparkhalle on Tuesday evening and conceded its ninth defeat in its tenth group game. The team of Head Coach Benka Barloschky is thus moving further and further away from reaching the round of 16 again. The hosts' best scorers were Lukas Meisner and William Christmas with 16 points each.
The game was evenly poised in the opening minutes. Christmas gave the Towers their first lead - and their only one of the game - with a free throw to make it 5:4. Prometey proved to be the more effective team as the game progressed and extended its lead to 19 points shortly before the break.
Hamburg got into the game better in the second half and actually created a brief spell of tension in the final period when Vincent King drained a three to cut the deficit to 81:88 with around two-and-a-half minutes remaining. However, that was as close as his team got.
Veolia Towers Hamburg Eurocup match statistics
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Despite the home advantage, Veolia Towers Hamburg failed to secure a win against Prometey Slobozhanske in the second half of their Eurocup match, with the score remaining 83:97 in favor of the Ukrainian club. This defeat moves Veolia Towers Hamburg even further away from reaching the round of 16 in the Eurocup.
If Veolia Towers Hamburg are to achieve a home win in the Eurocup, they will need to improve upon their performance against Prometey Slobozhanske, which took place in the Veolia Towers Hamburg's Inselparkhalle. The club has yet to secure a home win in the current Eurocup season.
The German basketball team, coached by Benka Barloschky, will now have to regroup and prepare for their next Eurocup match, with the hope of securing their first home win and improving their chances of reaching the round of 16.
Source: www.stern.de
