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Ankara Rout Sends Niners Chemnitz Sliding in EuroCup Group

A third-quarter collapse driven by poor perimeter accuracy dropped the German side outside the top six.

Overview

  • Türk Telekom Ankara beat Niners Chemnitz 87-63, climbing to second in the group as Chemnitz fell to third-from-bottom and out of the playoff places.
  • The game turned after halftime when Ankara opened the third quarter with a 13:2 run and limited Chemnitz to just 10 points in the period.
  • Chemnitz shot 7-for-38 from three-point range (about 18%), a slump that undercut an early 7-0 lead and any chance of a late response.
  • Amadou Sow and Kevin Yebo led Chemnitz with 16 points each, while Jaleen Smith was Ankara's leading scorer.
  • It was a damaging night for German clubs, with ratiopharm Ulm also losing 100-87 to Trento, leaving both teams outside their groups' top six.