Spectacular fourth quarter propels ALBA past Bayern in finals opener / News - Basketnews.com

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In Game 1 of the German BBL finals series where two EuroLeague side teams met,ALBA Berlin defeated the visiting FC Bayern Munich86-73 (22-20, 18-23, 21-19, 25-11) in a hard battle on the court.

Free throws this season

80%13,5Points made:13,5Accuracy:79,8%Place in standings:5Record max:24Record min:2Most made FTs:Vladimir LucicTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Game 2 is scheduled for 14 June, 19:00 CEST in Munich.

Yovel Zoosman led ALBA with 14 points (1/3 2PT, 4/5 3PT).

On the opposing side, Andreas Obst was the high-scorer for Bayern, ending with 17 points (2/2 2PT, 4/9 3PT, 1/2 FT).

After the close three quarters of the game with Bayern leading by one (62-61), the outing was essentially decided in the last seven minutes.

Alba went off on a 11-0 run that gave them their biggest lead thus far in the game (72-65) with 5:09 left.

Leon Radosevic‘s triple managed to reduce the deficit to 4 (68-72), but visitors initiated another 7-0 run and after Oscar da Silva‘s jumper the lead increased to double-digits (79-68) with 2:22 to go.

Alba maintained its substantial lead for the remaining minutes and celebrated the victory on the road.

10,578 fans today in Mercedes Benz arena and that is the highest attendance this season:

ALBA: Yovel Zoosman 14,Maodo Lo 13 (4 AST).

Bayern: Andreas Obst 17, Nick Weiler-Babb 10 (6 AST).

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