ALBA advance to the finals in nail-biting ending against Ludwigsburg / News - Basketnews.com

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In Game 3 of theGerman BBL semifinals seriesALBA Berlinwon their third straight contest defeating MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 73-67 (16-15, 19-22, 25-12, 13-18), advancing to the finals where they will face the winner of the series of FC Bayern Munich and Telekom Baskets Bonn.

Points this season

41%77,5Points made:77,5Accuracy:40,7%Place in standings:16Record max:99Record min:51Best scorer:Justin SimonTeamBCLStatisticsSchedule

Ben Lammers led ALBA with 11 points (6/9 2PT, 0/3 3PT, 4/5 FT), 7 rebounds, and 15 PIR.

On the opposing side, Justin Simon was the high-scorer for Ludwigsburg, ending with 16 points (4/10 2PT, 2/5 3 PT, 4/4 FT), 4 steals, 3 assists and 17 PIR.

After the close first half, Ludwigsburg started the third period with four points in a row and got a game-high six points lead (41-35). Though, the success was temporary, as ALBA responded immediately.

Ben Lammers, Johannes Thiemann and Jonas Mattisseck guided the visitors to a 15-2 push to take the upper hand (60-49) to finish the third tally.

EuroLeague side led the way in the fourth quarter, having 10 points advantage with 6:06 to go (67-57). However, the hosts did not raise a white flag.

Justin Simon, Polas Bartolo and James Woodard initiated a mini spurt for Ludwigsburg and reduced the lead to 4 points (67-71) with 1:19 left.

Ludwigsburg missed crucial back-to-back three-pointers, Maodo Lo converted two shots from the charity stripe (73-67) with 22 seconds to go which allowed the visitors to get a hard-fought win.

ALBA Berlin:Ben Lammers 11 (7 REB),Tamir Blatt 10,Johannes Thiemann 9 (9 REB),Jonas Mattisseck 9.

Ludwigsburg:Justin Simon 16 (4 STL, 3 AST),Tremmell Darden 13,Jonah Radebaugh 11 (8 AST, 4 REB).

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