Thanks to a strong final quarter, Bayern’s basketball players win against Partizan Belgrade and thus book the ticket for the play-ins in advance. You are also on track to qualify directly for the playoffs.
The basketball players of FC Bayern took a big step towards play-offs in the Euroleague thanks to Carsen Edwards-and thus secured a place for the play-ins.
The German champions Rank Partizan Belgrade in his own hall with 89:74 (42:44) and after the 19th win has good cards in one place in the top six. The American Edwards led the team of coach Gordon Herbert to success with 25 points.
Bavaria turns the game in the final quarter
Bavaria was 54:61 behind two minutes before the end of the third quarter, and then secured victory with a 35:13 closing sprint.
After the hard -fought home win, the Munich team jumped up for five or two game days for the time being. In the close struggle for the play-offs, Bayern still have to go to Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Top Team Fenerbahce Istanbul.
Big setback for Partizan
The first six teams reach the quarter-finals, the four next best (7-10) come to play-in. Partizan around world champion and ex-Munich Isaac Bonga is eleventh with a record of 16 wins and 16 defeats.
In an intensive game, no team was able to break away for a long time, Edwards kept keeping the Munich in the game. The decision was made in the fourth quarter when the German champion settled nine points (79:70) after a threesome from Nick Weiler-Babb. Bonga, switched from Munich to Belgrade before the season, came to eight points.