Overview

• Rostock controlled the matchup from the start, leading 27:18 after the first quarter and 53:38 at halftime.
• Phoenix Hagen cut the deficit in the third quarter before the Seawolves reasserted control with an 8:0 burst in roughly 80 seconds.
• D'Shawn Schwartz led Rostock with 19 points, while Hagen’s Devin Schmidt topped all scorers with 20.
• Hagen guard Marcus Graves left briefly with a bloody nose after contact with Rostock newcomer DeAndre Lansdowne but returned following treatment.
• The first-round tie was played at Hagen’s Ischelandhalle before 2,287 spectators.