BSL Round 13 (Regular Season): #1 Oberwart is defeated by St.Poelten

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Gunners Oberwart (9-3) in St.Poelten on Saturday night. Visitors were edged by ninth ranked UBC St. Poelten (3-8) 89-87. St.Poelten outrebounded Oberwart 42-30 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Oberwart helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American point guard Richard Williams Jr (178-1987, college: SDSU) stepped up and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward Judah Brown (198-2002, college: USA) chipped in 21 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Nate Pierre-Louis (193-1998, college: Temple) responded with 25 points and 6 assists. St.Poelten moved-up to eighth place. Defending champion Oberwart still keeps top position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. St.Poelten are looking forward to face higher ranked Gmunden (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Oberwart will have a break next round.
The game in Traiskirchen was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (9-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Lions (3-9). Kapfenberg Bulls defeated Lions 83-69. American center Andre Screen (216-2001, college: Butler) nailed 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Taye Fields accounted for 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kapfenberg Bulls' coach Klym Artamanov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Latvian point guard Edgars Lasenbergs (187-1995) came up with 22 points and 5 assists for Traiskirchen in the defeat. Kapfenberg Bulls have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Traiskirchen lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with nine games lost. Kapfenberg will play against league's second-placed Wels at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Traiskirchen will play against Klosterneuburg (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Vienna was also quite interesting. 5th ranked UBSC Graz (8-4) played at the court of seventh ranked BC Vienna (7-5). BC Vienna managed to secure a 8-point victory 90-82 on Sunday. Luka Asceric fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Tevin Brewer produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 assists for lost side. BC Vienna have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Gmunden. UBSC Graz at the other side keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Vienna will meet at home bottom-ranked Furstenfeld (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. UBSC Graz will play against Eisenstadt (#10) and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 13 Gmunden lost to Klosterneuburg on the opponent's court 93-98. Eisenstadt unfortunately lost to Wels in a home game 68-78.



Klosterneuburg - Gmunden 98-93

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Gmunden Swans' (7-5) road loss to fifth ranked Dukes (9-3) 93-98 on Saturday. Klosterneuburg shot 61.7 percent from the field. American forward Connor Withers (203-2000, college: Bryant) fired 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Montenegrin center Dragan Bjeletic (205-1992) chipped in 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American forward Jerome Hunter (203-1999, college: Xavier, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) produced 26 points and 7 rebounds and the former international guard Daniel Friedrich (181-1992) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Klosterneuburg keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Gmunden at the other side keeps the sixth place with five games lost. They share the position with Vienna. Klosterneuburg will meet at home Traiskirchen (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gmunden will play against St.Poelten and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Klosterneuburg: W.Connor 31+9reb+2ast, B.Dragan 19+8reb+5ast, N.Zeleznik 17+6reb+1ast, H.Mike 11+4ast, S.Dragan 10+3reb+5ast, V.Milos 7+1reb+3ast
Gmunden: J.Hunter 26+7reb+1ast, J.Wilson 16+2reb+2ast, D.Friedrich 15+2reb+4ast, J.Lohr 12+1reb+2ast, A.Gydra 10+4reb+3ast, L.Wise 9+3reb+1ast

St.Poelten - Oberwart 89-87

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Gunners Oberwart (9-3) in St.Poelten on Saturday night. Visitors were edged by ninth ranked UBC St. Poelten (3-8) 89-87. St.Poelten outrebounded Oberwart 42-30 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Oberwart helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American point guard Richard Williams Jr (178-1987, college: SDSU) stepped up and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward Judah Brown (198-2002, college: USA) chipped in 21 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Nate Pierre-Louis (193-1998, college: Temple) responded with 25 points and 6 assists and international guard Edi Patekar (202-2000, agency: AltusBasket) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. St.Poelten moved-up to eighth place. Defending champion Oberwart still keeps top position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. St.Poelten are looking forward to face higher ranked Gmunden (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Oberwart will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
St.Poelten: W.Richard 23+5reb+8ast, B.Judah 21+8reb+2ast, S.Andrew 17+5reb+4ast, M.Tomas 11+8reb, P.Olamide 10+12reb+1ast, S.Schloegl 5
Oberwart: N.Pierre-Louis 25+4reb+6ast, E.Patekar 19+6reb, G.Taylor Jr. 14+2reb+8ast, Z.Montgomery 13+5reb+1ast, J.Knessl 12+1reb, D.Koeppel 4+6reb

Eisenstadt - Wels 68-78

Very predictable result in Eisenstadt where third ranked Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (9-3) defeated 10th ranked Nord Dragonz (1-11) 78-68 on Saturday. Wels made 25-of-27 free shots (92.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Eisenstadt turnovers. American forward Chris Rollins (198-1999, college: UAFS) fired 21 points for the winners. His fellow American import forward Saiquan Jamison (203-1998, college: Bowie St.) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds. Bosnian power forward Sead Hadzifejzovic (202-1989, agency: Alti Sport) produced 10 points and 6 rebounds and British power forward Peter Turay (203-1999, college: CMU) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Nord Dragonz's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Wels keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Eisenstadt at the other side keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. Wels will meet Kapfenberg (#4) on the road in the next round. Eisenstadt will play against UBSC Graz (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Wels: R.Chris 21+4reb+1ast, J.Saiquan 12+9reb, A.Marcus 11+4reb+5ast, G.Tepic 11+4reb+5ast, E.Jakupovic 10+2reb+1ast, v.Christian 8+4reb+4ast
Eisenstadt: J.Archie 11+4reb+1ast, P.Turay 11+5reb+2ast, S.Hadzifejzovic 10+6reb+3ast, P.Valentin 10+1reb+2ast, L.Hahn 8+2reb+7ast, A.Boya 6+3reb

Traiskirchen - Kapfenberg 69-83

The game in Traiskirchen was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (9-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Lions (3-9). Kapfenberg Bulls defeated Lions 83-69. Kapfenberg had a 14-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. American center Andre Screen (216-2001, college: Butler) nailed 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Taye Fields (193-2003, college: N.Alabama) accounted for 14 points and 11 rebounds. Five Kapfenberg Bulls players scored in double figures. Kapfenberg Bulls' coach Klym Artamanov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Latvian point guard Edgars Lasenbergs (187-1995) came up with 22 points and 5 assists and American forward Kris Monroe (203-1999, college: NCCU) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Traiskirchen in the defeat. Kapfenberg Bulls have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Traiskirchen lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with nine games lost. Kapfenberg will play against league's second-placed Wels at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Traiskirchen will play against Klosterneuburg (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Kapfenberg: S.Andre 21+8reb, J.Andrew 16+7reb+1ast, Z.Vitaliy 16+3reb+5ast, F.Taye 14+11reb+1ast, G.Quinton 14+3reb, S.Okoro 2+1reb
Traiskirchen: E.Lasenbergs 22+4reb+5ast, K.Monroe 16+6reb+2ast, H.David 13+2reb+1ast, J.Feiel 7+2ast, J.Moors 7+10reb+2ast, K.Nils 3+1reb

Vienna - UBSC Graz 90-82

The game in Vienna was also quite interesting. 5th ranked UBSC Graz (8-4) played at the court of seventh ranked BC Vienna (7-5). BC Vienna managed to secure a 8-point victory 90-82 on Sunday. Vienna made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Naturalized Serbian guard Luka Asceric (202-1997) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Italian-Bulgarian Borislav Mladenov (202-2000) chipped in 24 points and 8 rebounds. American point guard Tevin Brewer (173-1998, college: Duquesne) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 assists and the other American import forward Peyton Gerald (206-2003, college: FSC) added 16 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Vienna and five UBSC Graz players scored in double figures. BC Vienna have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Gmunden. UBSC Graz at the other side keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Vienna will meet at home bottom-ranked Furstenfeld (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. UBSC Graz will play against Eisenstadt (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Vienna: M.Borislav 24+8reb+3ast, B.Darko 19+6reb, A.Luka 18+12reb+6ast, M.Rasid 18+6reb+8ast, L.Cvetkova 6+1reb+3ast, L.Benczak 5+2ast
UBSC Graz: T.Brewer 18+3reb+12ast, P.Gerald 16+12reb+2ast, N.Lynch 16+7reb, Z.Laput 15+5reb+2ast, J.Wood 13+2reb+1ast, C.Paar 4+5reb+2ast