Ploiesti/Romania (dpa/lsw) - After moving into the second group phase of the Europe Cup, the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim basketball players were very happy. "We are happy to have reached the second round of the FIBA Europe Cup for the second year in a row and now have the chance to reach the quarter-finals again," said coach Sebastian Gleim.
The Bundesliga team won 93:76 (50:36) at the Romanian representative CSO Voluntari on Wednesday evening and secured the second place in Group H, which is important for progressing, with their fourth win in a row. It didn't look like that after the two defeats at the start. Center Asbjorn Midtgaard stood out from a closed team with 16 points. Another four players scored in double figures.
In the second group stage, the Crailsheim team will play Group K against Heroes Den Bosch from the Netherlands, BC Kalev/Cramo from Estonia and the Turkish team Gaziantep in one home and one away game. The start is on December 14th at home against Den Bosch. The game on February 8, 2023 against Gaziantep is the conclusion. The group winner and runner-up then advance to the knockout stages.
