UNGER STEEL Gunners Oberwart – MKS Dabrowa Górnicza 74:71 (14:26, 22:19, 22:18, 16:8)
Scorers – Oberwart: Hanes 22, Gardner 15, Patekar 10, Poljak 8, Knessl 7, Howard and Käferle each 6
Scorers – Górnicza: Bluiett 20, Verge 17, Chealey 16, Tass and Radwanski each 6, Krampelj 4, Mokros 2
Right from the start, the opponents rely on their physical superiority, which gives them many advantages on the rebound. The Gunners allowed a lot of free throws. The guests are thus clearly expanding their lead from the start. Even a timeout on the part of the Gunners brings no improvement. The game is also very physical in the second quarter. The Gunners are now trying to counter it. They shortened it to 24:35. Timeout for the guests. They continue the game with three points, the Gunners hold back with three points. After five minutes, the Gunners’ deficit melted further, 30:38. The Gunners played at the same level as the guests until the half-time break.
The guests started the 3rd quarter with five points. Then the Gunners hit from a distance. The Gunners try to stop the game with fouls. The Gunners are now eleven points behind. After the Gunners timeout, they managed two threes in a row and it was only 49:56. The game is very exciting now, the fans are excited. The third quarter ends with a deficit of only 5 points (58:63).The Gunners score the first basket. After a three by the Gunners and it’s 63-63. After three minutes, the Gunners were 66:65 ahead. The guests are now much weaker at the end than at the beginning of the game and they make a lot of turnovers. After a turbulent final minutes, the Gunners won 74:71.
