Baden-Württemberg: Ulm basketball players lose against Ljubljana

Ljubljana (dpa/lsw) - The basketball players from ratiopharm Ulm suffered a serious setback in the Eurocup.

Baden-Württemberg: Ulm basketball players lose against Ljubljana

Ljubljana (dpa/lsw) - The basketball players from ratiopharm Ulm suffered a serious setback in the Eurocup. The Bundesliga side conceded a bitter 78:108 (39:48) bankruptcy in Group A, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, who was still bottom of the table without a win. It was the fourth loss in seven games. The best thrower on Tuesday in the Arena Stozice was Thomas Kleipeisz with 16 points.

Ulm had problems from the start against the physical game of the home side. Under the basket, Ljubljana got significantly more rebounds. Since the Slovenians also hit much better, the guests were always behind. Klepeisz was able to reduce the deficit to at least nine points with a three just before half-time.

After the restart, Anton Gavel's team continued to miss too many chances. Ulm missed numerous throws, especially from the three-point line. As a result, the hosts, who were always accurate in their goals, drew further away and were already leading by 21 points at the end of the quarter. Ulm's blatant weakness in the finish continued to the end. Ultimately, only ten out of 33 attempts from beyond the three-point line found their way into the basket. Ljubljana was also clearly ahead in the rebound statistics.