2.Bundesliga Round 3 (Regular Season): Wagram loses to Mistelbach

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the 2.Bundesliga and who belongs to weaker ones. The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Alligators (2-1) in Mistelbach on Saturday night. Visitors were edged by Mustangs (3-0) 81-80. Mistelbach made 23-of-26 free shots (88.5 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Czech guard Jan Kozina (182-1995) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Czech forward Jakub Jokl (211-1996, college: Utah) helped adding 17 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Roman Jagsch (180-1992) with 14 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. Alligators' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Mustangs is looking forward to face Traiskirchen (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Alligators will play against Celovec and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Raiders Tirol's (#2) 97-85 road victory against Celovec. It was an exceptional evening for Belgian forward Alan Kikwaki (203-1999, college: DWU) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. David Acosta accounted for 16 points and 12 rebounds. Raiders Tirol's coach Daniel Diaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Slovenian point guard Nejc Martincic (185-1997) came up with 25 points and 5 assists for KOS in the defeat. Raiders Tirol will play against Timberwolves (#4) in Vienna in the next round. Celovec will play on the road against Wagram in Deutsch-Wagram and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Quite upsetting was Vienna United's home defeat in a game versus Mattersburg who edged hosts 73-70. Vienna United was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. The best player for the winners was Yann Grandperret who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Kilian Witzmann who recorded 20 points. United's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Mattersburg will meet at home Radenthein (#6) in the next round. Vienna United will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: Rapid lost to Radenthein on the opponent's court 110-113. Salzburg managed to outperform Ballers in a home game 87-84. Guessing recorded a loss to Timberwolves on the road 92-80. Traiskirchen lost to undefeated Worthersee on its own court 69-101.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 34 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds by Lukas Simoner of Worthersee.



Mistelbach - Wagram 81-80:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Alligators (2-1) in Mistelbach on Saturday night. Visitors were edged by Mustangs (3-0) 81-80. Mistelbach made 23-of-26 free shots (88.5 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Czech guard Jan Kozina (182-1995) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Czech forward Jakub Jokl (211-1996, college: Utah) helped adding 17 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Roman Jagsch (180-1992) with 14 points, 6 assists and 5 steals and guard Obinna Ndukwe (183-2003) scored 13 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Alligators' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Mustangs is looking forward to face Traiskirchen (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Alligators will play against Celovec and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Wagram: J.Roman 14+4reb+6ast, N.Obinna 13+2reb+2ast, W.Jakob 11+3reb+1ast, G.Luis 11+2reb+2ast, M.Simon 8+2reb+2ast, V.Onwudiwe 6+9reb+2ast
Mistelbach: J.Kozina 24+6reb+10ast, J.Jokl 17+10reb+1ast, N.Zdenek 17+4reb+2ast, I.Moschik 13+5reb+2ast, V.Vasat 8+6reb, T.Neubauer 2+1reb

Celovec - Raiders Tirol 85-97:
Very significant was Raiders Tirol's (#2) 97-85 road victory against Celovec. Raiders Tirol dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to KOS's 26. They outrebounded KOS 50-27 including a 20-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Raiders Tirol players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. KOS was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for Belgian forward Alan Kikwaki (203-1999, college: DWU) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Spanish forward David Acosta (203-2004, agency: Dagger Basket) accounted for 16 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Four Raiders Tirol players scored in double figures. Raiders Tirol's coach Daniel Diaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Slovenian point guard Nejc Martincic (185-1997) came up with 25 points and 5 assists and guard Simon Siencnik (187-2003) added 23 points respectively for KOS in the defeat. Raiders Tirol will play against Timberwolves (#4) in Vienna in the next round. Celovec will play on the road against Wagram in Deutsch-Wagram and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Celovec: M.Nejc 25+3reb+5ast, S.Simon 23+2reb+2ast, S.Damjan 13+4reb+5ast, S.Samuel 12+1reb, D.Veljko 8+6reb+1ast, Z.Ziga 4+10reb+1ast
Raiders Tirol: R.Hupfauf 22+5reb+1ast, K.Alan 19+9reb+3ast, A.David 16+12reb+1ast, D.Kaltenbrunner 13+9reb, D.Acheampong 7+2reb+4ast, N.Toussaint 6+1reb+2ast

Radenthein - Rapid 113-110:
Radenthein used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Vienna 113-110 on Saturday night. Radenthein shot 60.6 percent from the field. Radenthein outrebounded Rapid 28-16 including 19 on the defensive glass. Radenthein shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. The best player for the winners was Slovenian guard Martin Bajc (192-1994) who scored 27 points and 5 rebounds. Slovenian Matic Plut (202-2004) chipped in 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Radenthein's coach Patrick Biedermann used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Samuel Camagni (185-2005) who recorded 32 points and Serbian guard Nikica Nikolic (192-2000) added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Five Radenthein and four Rapid players scored in double figures. Radenthein will meet Mattersburg (#5) on the road in the next round. Rapid will play against Guessing and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Rapid: C.Samuel 32+3ast, E.Korman 28+4reb+1ast, N.Nikica 23+7reb+5ast, L.Julius 11+2reb+2ast, N.Susa 8+1reb+2ast, D.Radomir 6+1ast
Radenthein: B.Martin 27+5reb+3ast, M.Plut 24+6reb+4ast, P.Kowatsch 14+3reb+1ast, T.Lotric 13+5reb+7ast, M.Sliskovic 13+6reb, L.Wildbahner 9+1reb+1ast

Salzburg - Ballers 87-84:
There was a small surprise in Salzburg where BBU (1-1) edged Ballers (1-2) 87-84 on Saturday. Salzburg forced 23 Ballers turnovers. Strangely Ballers outrebounded Salzburg 46-30 including a 31-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was guard Jonathan Stockinger (175-2008) who scored 29 points. Power forward Jackson Bah (208-2007) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Dogus Demirel (200-2004) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and Dutch forward Massal Diouf (206-2003, college: Fort Lewis) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ballers' coach Paul Filzmoser tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. BBU will meet Worthersee in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ballers will play against Steiermark and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ballers: D.Demirel 19+11reb+1ast, S.Jonas 11+4reb, M.Diouf 10+11reb, L.Lennox 10+2reb, D.Luca 7+2reb, H.Simon 7+3reb+1ast
Salzburg: J.Stockinger 29+2reb+1ast, J.Bah 18+10reb, E.Mbaka 15+5reb+2ast, T.Buchegger 14+8reb+1ast, L.Stickler 7+2reb+1ast, M.Markelic 4+2reb

Vienna United - Mattersburg 70-73:
Quite upsetting was Vienna United's home defeat in a game versus Mattersburg who edged hosts 73-70. Vienna United was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. Rocks forced 21 United turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Yann Grandperret (190-2003) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 assists. Guard Nils Kuehteubl (190-2002) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds. Four Rocks players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Kilian Witzmann (178-2008) who recorded 20 points and forward Luis Streitberger (197-2006) added 15 points and 8 rebounds respectively. United's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Mattersburg will meet at home Radenthein (#6) in the next round. Vienna United will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Vienna United: K.Witzmann 20+3reb+3ast, S.Luis 15+8reb+1ast, G.Bruno 14+2ast, N.Oguamalam 6+4reb+1ast, Z.Alejandro 5+10reb+3ast, K.Jakub 3+4reb+6ast
Mattersburg: N.Kuehteubl 20+7reb, Y.Grandperret 18+2reb+12ast, P.Fister 13+5reb+5ast, N.Sacher 10+5reb, A.Aleksandar 9+6reb+2ast, E.Jantzen 3+2reb

Timberwolves - Guessing 92-80:
Not a big story in a game in Vienna where Blackbirds (0-2) were defeated by Timberwolves (2-1) 92-80 on Sunday. Timberwolves dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Blackbirds's 30. The best player for the winners was point guard Jakob Konzet (183-2005) who scored 15 points and 7 assists. Janis Tomaschek (195-2001) chipped in 20 points. Four Timberwolves players scored in double figures. Timberwolves' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Hungarian Martin Somenek (203-1993) who recorded 28 points and 8 rebounds and Swedish guard John Palsson (190-1999) added 28 points respectively. Timberwolves will meet Raiders Tirol in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Blackbirds will play against Rapid (#7) in Vienna and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Guessing: S.Martin 28+8reb+1ast, J.Palsson 28+4reb+3ast, S.Jan 10+5reb+1ast, M.Abou-Ahmed 6+3reb+5ast, H.Noah 4+3reb+1ast, W.Jonathan 2+1reb
Timberwolves: J.Tomaschek 20+3reb, J.Konzet 15+2reb+7ast, A.Karian 11+3reb+3ast, T.Chavez 10+3ast, V.Siegmund 10+6reb+3ast, K.Dragolj 8+8reb

Traiskirchen - Worthersee 69-101:
But :opms were not able to use a home court advantage and were outscored by the opponent from Klagenfurt 101-69 on Sunday night. Worthersee forced 21 Traiskirchen turnovers and had a 31-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worthersee shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Traiskirchen's players. The best player for the winners was the former international swingman Lukas Simoner (190-1999) who scored 34 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. American forward Shawn Ray (196-1980, college: NCCU) chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Worthersee Piraten players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Hungarian guard Marcell Toth (205-2006) who recorded 13 points and 9 rebounds and Ukrainian guard Mykyta Bitkin (183-2005) added 15 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Worthersee Piraten will meet at home Salzburg (#4) in the next round. :opms will play against Mistelbach and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Traiskirchen: B.Mykyta 15+4reb+2ast, T.Marcell 13+9reb+1ast, L.Jakob 9+4reb, W.Jonas 9+2reb+2ast, N.Schoenerstedt 6+3reb+2ast, B.Elias 5+2reb
Worthersee: L.Simoner 34+7reb+1ast, R.Shawn 19+9reb+6ast, G.Benedict 18+9reb+2ast, T.Huber 18+1reb+2ast, A.Nuck 4+1ast, M.Bubic 3+1reb