Overview
- The matchup drew a sellout of roughly 3,000 at Jena’s Sparkassen-Arena, where the home side closed strong for an 85:72 win.
- Chemnitz surged to a 24:6 lead after a Nike Sibande three, but Jena cut it to 36:41 by halftime.
- Jena went ahead 94 seconds into the third quarter at 44:43 and sealed the result with a decisive final period.
- Head coach Björn Harmsen criticized Jena’s early effort, saying his team played like “an old men’s team” and lacked aggression.
- Amadou Sow led Chemnitz with 16 points and 12 rebounds, Eric Washington paced Jena with 14 points and 9 assists, and the visitors were without Kevin Yebo as John Newman remained unavailable.