Germany
Regular Season Round 6: Koeln Rh.Stars - Crailsheim 76-81
Date: October 28, 2017
The game in Koeln was also quite interesting. Second ranked Crailsheim Merlins (5-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Koeln Rh.Stars (3-3). Crailsheim Merlins managed to secure a 5-point victory 81-76 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Koeln Rh.Stars. Crailsheim Merlins made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. American point guard Frank Turner (178-88, college: Canisius, agency: Inception Sports) had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Jamaican-American power forward Sherman Gay (201-82, college: Loyola Mary) chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Crailsheim Merlins players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Kavin Gilder-Tilbury (201-94, college: Texas St.) with 18 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized Albanian guard Besnik Bekteshi (191-93) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Koeln Rh.Stars' coach Denis Wucherer tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Crailsheim Merlins have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-1 record behind leader Vechta, which they share with Phoenix Hagen and Hamburg. Loser Koeln Rh.Stars keep the seventh place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Crailsheim Merlins will meet at home MLP Academics Heidelberg (#5) in the next round. Koeln Rh.Stars will play against Nuernberg and hope to secure a win.
Regular Season Round 6: Koeln Rh.Stars - Crailsheim 76-81
Date: October 28, 2017
The game in Koeln was also quite interesting. Second ranked Crailsheim Merlins (5-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Koeln Rh.Stars (3-3). Crailsheim Merlins managed to secure a 5-point victory 81-76 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Koeln Rh.Stars. Crailsheim Merlins made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. American point guard Frank Turner (178-88, college: Canisius, agency: Inception Sports) had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Jamaican-American power forward Sherman Gay (201-82, college: Loyola Mary) chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Crailsheim Merlins players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Kavin Gilder-Tilbury (201-94, college: Texas St.) with 18 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized Albanian guard Besnik Bekteshi (191-93) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Koeln Rh.Stars' coach Denis Wucherer tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Crailsheim Merlins have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-1 record behind leader Vechta, which they share with Phoenix Hagen and Hamburg. Loser Koeln Rh.Stars keep the seventh place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Crailsheim Merlins will meet at home MLP Academics Heidelberg (#5) in the next round. Koeln Rh.Stars will play against Nuernberg and hope to secure a win.
 CRAILSHEIM (coach: David McCray)###t1result_replace### |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 84 | CuffRR, baZhiRl | 84 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -0 | 5 |
| 35 | ylIBI, OiUQaZV | 64 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | ABaUh, baZhiRl | 68 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 86 | zIsU, baZhiRl | 65 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 3 | wuQjRQ, yQijV | 42 | 2-68 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 84 | 5 |
| 65 | WFsIZVa, KIjQid | 40 | 8-0 (35%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 68 | 5 |
| 44 | GiF, AhRQBij | 46 | 9-66 (14.1%) | 5-6 (5%) | 0-0 (655%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 88 | 5 |
| 9 | HRQQRQi, ARMisUaij | 46 | 6-0 (85%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 0 | GQaffaj, ChisR | 87 | 5-8 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 1-9 (20.9%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 68 | 5 |
 KOELN RH.STARS (coach: Stephan Baeck)###t2result_replace### |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 5 | WijV, vuVis | 85 | 6-3 (80%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 89 | yIsURQ, SlRx | 61 | 5-8 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 66 | miRZV, vRIj | 64 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 88 | HRajJBijj, gRjjas | 9 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 33 | kij-viiZV, mRjRdaZU | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 83 | kRsU, biUU | 49 | 5-1 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 4 | gavRI, bix | 41 | 6-3 (80%) | 8-3 (05%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 5 |
| 60 | eiBsRF, KRaUh | 40 | 4-4 (655%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 5 |
| 6 | GaldRQ-walMuQF, KiLaj | 46 | 3-66 (41.3%) | 4-0 (15%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 61 | 5 |
| 9 | mRVURsha, mRsjaV | 80 | 8-0 (35%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 60 | 5 |
