Overview

• Jena impressed early, leading 34:29 after 13 minutes and briefly 49:48 after the restart, before Bayern edged ahead 48:47 on a Xavier Rathan-Mayes buzzer-beater at halftime.
• Bayern seized control with a 16:5 third-quarter burst and prevailed on superior shooting at 53% to 44% and a 41–31 rebound edge.
• Vladimir Lučić scored 19 points and Rathan-Mayes added 17 for Bayern, while Tavian Dunn-Martin had 20, Eric Washington 15 and Great Osobor 13 for Jena.
• Herbert said he was not pleased with conceding 47 first-half points and quipped that his players looked as if they had come straight from the festival.
• Reports noted the Bayern squad had celebrated earlier in the week at the Paulaner tent, and Jena coach Björn Harmsen said his team lost energy, made more mistakes and saw Munich adapt.