Overview
- Alba Berlin won 94:83 against Skyliners Frankfurt on Thursday, with Brandon Angel scoring 18 points and Justin Bean adding 16.
- The game turned when Alba erased an 8‑point second-quarter deficit with a 10:0 run to lead 41:39 at halftime.
- Reporters said Alba struggled with poor three-point shooting and gave Frankfurt too many rebounds, which produced second‑chance scoring and kept the match close.
- SportBild reported that Jack Kayil, Norris Agbakoko, Martin Hermannsson and Jonas Mattisseck left the game injured and their availability for Saturday is uncertain; sport director Himar Ojeda called the toll “a very high price” and named Bayern the heavy favorite.
- The rematch in Munich is scheduled for Saturday with free-to-air coverage on ARD and streams on ARD Mediathek and sportschau.de, and the injuries could force rotation changes that reshape Alba’s title defense early in the season.