Duesseldorf – Dresden 79-75
Duesseldorf held off Dresden to take the lead in the Finals. Lithuanian Andrius Mikutis (195-1988, college: John Brown) stepped up and scored 25 points for the winners and American guard Booker Coplin (191-1997, college: Augsburg) chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side naturalized American Grant Teichmann (191-1996, college: C-N) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Canadian Tanner Graham (200-1996, college: Queen’s) scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Five Titans players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Duesseldorf: A.Mikutis 25+3reb+3ast, B.Coplin 15+7reb+8ast, L.Boner 12+12reb+1ast, M.Gebhardt 8+6reb+3ast, Q.Lollis Jr. 8+2reb+1ast, S.Mpacko 7+1reb
Dresden: G.Voigtmann 14+5reb, D.Kirchner 12+2reb+5ast, G.Teichmann 12+8reb+3ast, T.Graham 11+9reb+2ast, A.Wendler 10+4reb, S.Heck 8+4reb+2ast
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Tags : ANDRIUS MIKUTIS, ART GIANTS DUESSELDORF, GERMAN BASKETBALL