EWE Baskets Oldenburg exacted revenge on SKYLINERS beating them in the German BBL Cup last month by battling to a 102-92 overtime victory to remain undefeated at home this season and grab their first win under new (and old) head coach Mladen Drijencic. The game was back and forth with 10 lead changes and 13 times and the star of the thriller was Justin Jaworski, who scored an easyCredit BBL season high 39 points to go with 11 assists. Oldenburg improved to 4-4 - including 4-0 at home. Frankfurt, who were playing their first game in two weeks, dropped to 2-5 with five losses in the last six games. Malik Parsons poured in 24 points off the bench to lead the guests.
Game Summary: Both teams started hot from the outside with Booker Coplin hitting two three-pointers for Frankfurt while Artur Konontsuk had five points at the other end for a 9-9 game. Seth Hinrichs’ triple had the hosts up 14-13 only to see Frankfurt finish the first quarter with a 10-2 spurt to pull ahead 23-16 after 10 minutes. Frankfurt hit the first four points of the second quarter as the lead grew to 28-16. Justin Jaworski and Seth Hinrichs carried Oldenburg back into the game with a 14-2 run to even the game 30-30. Four points from Konontsuk had Oldenburg ahead 37-33 and a Jaworski triple made it 44-37 and Frankfurt trailed 44-39 at the break.
The guests had the better start to second half and pulled ahead 53-50 thanks to five points from Malik Parsons. Oldenburg answered with the next nine points and took a 61-54 lead. Frankfurt were down 61-56 after 30 minutes. Oldenburg could not pull away and Parsons and Trey Calvin combined for 11 points as Frankfurt took the lead 71-70. Jaworski buried back to back three-pointers - the second one which ended up being a seven-point possession. Jaworski made two free throws after technical fouls on Frankfurt head coach Denis Wucherer and Ed Croswell and then Max DiLeo added two foul shots for an 80-73 lead. Frankfurt were not done yet with three-pointers from Parsons and Calvin and a Parsons layup to make it 82-81 with 14 seconds to go. After Konontsuk’s two free throws, Calvin buried a triple with 6.8 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Frankfurt went nearly 2 minutes without a point and Oldenburg went ahead 91-84. Jaworski added two more baskets and Alen Pjanic drained the dagger three-pointer to make it 100-91 with 58 seconds to go.
Numbers Please: Oldenburg forced 20 turnovers - even though they also committed 19 turnovers. The hosts made 23 of 24 free throws compared to 10 of 15 for Frankfurt.
Player of the Game: It's impossible to pick any other player as Justin Jaworski buried 5 three-pointers in scoring 39 points while also dishing out 11 assists and grabbing 3 rebounds. Jaworski played 43:38 minutes as guards Geno Crandall and Eli Brooks were both injured. That came after Jaworski played the full 40 minutes against NINERS Chemnitz.
The Germans: Alen Pjanic picked up 9 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts; Len Schoormann scored 7 points while Max DiLeo collected 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. At the other end, Timo Lanmüller and Garai Zeeb both scored 3 points.
Also Newsworthy: Justin Jaworski’s 39 points were the most points scored by any player in the league this season - passing Malik Parsons’ 30 points against RASTA Vechta. In addition, Jaworski’s 11 assists were one off the season high of Nick Weiler-Babb’s 12 for FC Bayern Munich against Veolia Towers Hamburg.
What's Up Next: The FIBA break will see Oldenburg take a break until hosting Telekom Baskets Bonn on Friday December 6. Frankfurt’s next game however will be at Veolia Towers Hamburg on Saturday November 30.
Video: Highlights of this game will be available soon on Dyn's website or here on Dyn's YouTube channel.
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