The German team has now chained two wins together in the EuroCup
Ulm muscles its way to victory over Trefl Sopot, 83-69
ratiopharm Ulm used a strong second half to register an 83-69 win over the winless Trefl Sopot on Tuesday night. This win improved Ulm to a 6-4 record in Group A, while Sopot is still bottom with 10 losses in as many games.
Karim Jallow led Ulm with 16 points, and Ben Saraf scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Noa Essengue had 14 points and 7 rebounds before exiting with an injury in the third quarter, and Nelson Weidemann added 13 in a victory. Marcus Weathers had 16 for Sopot, Jakub Schenk netted 14, while Geofrey Groselle scored 11 and Aaron Best finished with 10.
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Weidemann hit a pair of long-distance shots for Ulm to open the game, as the hosts kept in front despite Groselle scoring 8 points, all from close range, for Sopot. A layup from Jallow and a dunk from Essengue extended the margin to 15-8, but Nick Johnson nailed a long two and Andy Van Vliet a triple, before Schenk's 4 points tied it at 19-19 at the end of the first 10 minutes.
Weathers scored a pair of baskets at the start of the second to put Sopot ahead. Tobias Jensen had 5 points for the hosts, but Sopot found a way to get to the foul line often, and shot 6 of 6 to open a 25-31 margin. A triple from Justinian Jessup got Ulm's offense going, sparking an 8-2 run to tie the game. But Van Vliet nailed another three-pointer and Weathers a tough jumper, as the visitors took 38-40 into halftime.
The scoring slowed down in the third quarter as Ulm stepped up defensively. A three-point and triple by Jallow restored Ulm's lead, as the hosts went on a 12-2 run. Saraf opened his account with 3:32 left in the third, and after Van Vliet nailed another triple, Isaiah Roby and Saraf made sure the hosts held a 58-50 lead after 30 minutes.
Ulm continued with defensive intensity in the fourth and despite Schenk's crazy banker, Saraf hit a pair of jumpers that helped extend it to 67-57. Johnson had a three-pointer for the visitors and Weathers muscled his way inside, but Philipp Herkenhoff nailed a triple in between Saraf's jumpers to extend it to 76-64. Schenk kept Sopot's hope alive, but only briefly because Weidemann's three-pointer made it a 15-point affair, sealing the deal.