Recap of ProA Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Bremerhaven - Artland 78-74

Artland Dragons were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian point guard Elijah Miller (183-1997, college: UPEI) who helped to win the game recording 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Lorenz Brenneke (204-2000) contributed with 13 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Eisbaeren Bremerhaven players scored in double figures. American forward Benjamin Burnham (202-2002, college: Virginia Tech) answered with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Syrian guard Amir Hinton (196-1997, college: Shaw) added 22 points in the effort for Artland Dragons. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Bremerhaven: S.Jordan 14+3reb+1ast, B.Lorenz 13+7reb+1ast, M.Elijah 12+5reb+7ast, V.Jannis 10+7reb, F.Raphael 8+2reb+6ast, C.Carlos 8+4reb+1ast
Artland: B.Burnham 24+7reb+5ast, A.Hinton 22+4reb+2ast, L.Timo 15+5reb+1ast, B.Anthony 7+1reb+6ast, N.Petrone 3+1reb+3ast, L.Ruf 2+5reb

Phoenix Hagen - Karlsruhe PS 90-66

Phoenix Hagen players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Lions' players. Worth to mention a great performance of Dutch center Lucas NGuessan (213-1997, college: ETSU) who helped to win the game recording 19 points. American swingman Jeffrey Carroll (198-1994, college: OK State) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Four Phoenix Hagen players scored in double figures. British forward Wesley Oba (203-1999, college: Missouri St.) answered with 8 points and 11 rebounds and American forward David Ejah (201-2000, college: Indianapolis, agency: Players Group) added 11 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Lions. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Phoenix Hagen: N.Lucas 19+4reb+2ast, C.Jeffrey 16+2reb+3ast, N.Dennis 10+2reb+3ast, O.Marvin 10+7reb, K.Bjarne 10+1reb+6ast, R.Anzac 8+4reb+1ast
Karlsruhe PS: I.Rayshaud Hart 15+2ast, D.Ejah 11+6reb+2ast, G.Kuku 9+3reb, W.Oba 8+11reb, T.Williams 7+1reb+1ast, J.George 6+2reb

Goettingen - Kirchheim 99-87

BG Goettingen made 19-of-23 charity shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. The game was dominated by American players. It was a very good performance for forward Wesley Dreamer (201-2000, college: NW Missouri St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. point guard Jordan Sears (180-2001, college: LSU) contributed with 18 points and 9 assists for the winners. Guard Chuck Harris (188-2001, college: SMU) answered with 19 points and 6 assists and forward Tylan Pope (198-2001, college: Texas St.) added 18 points in the effort for Kirchheim Knights. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Goettingen: D.Wesley 21+13reb+1ast, S.Jordan 18+2reb+9ast, B.Julius 13+3reb+6ast, D.Hendrik 11+3reb+2ast, J.Janis 10+3reb+2ast, M.Moenninghoff 6+2reb
Kirchheim: C.Harris 19+2reb+6ast, T.Pope 18+2reb+3ast, N.Bretzel 13+1reb, P.Russell 12+2reb+2ast, A.Jung 7+1reb+1ast, T.Morgan 6+8reb+2ast

Crailsheim - Giessen 46ers 77-89

29 personal fouls committed by Hakro Merlins helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international forward Robin Benzing (208-1989) fired 13 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners. Serbian forward Viktor Kovacevic (203-1999, college: West Liberty, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four 46ers players scored in double figures. American guard Anthony Gaines (193-1998, college: Siena, agency: One Motive Sports) produced 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Austrian Marvin Ogunsipe (203-1996) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Giessen 46ers: K.Viktor 17+5reb, B.Robin 13+7reb+2ast, C.Kyle 11+7reb+1ast, G.Till 11+2reb, K.Simon 11+1reb+5ast, A.Adnan 9+6reb+5ast
Crailsheim: X.Johnson 16+3reb+3ast, M.Ogunsipe 16+7reb+1ast, A.Gaines 13+7reb+5ast, T.Blunt 9+1reb+3ast, B.Gardner 6+7reb+2ast, G.Otto 5+5reb+1ast