Ulm made it three wins in a row with a thrilling 108-103 overtime victory over Slask, which remains without a victory at the bottom of Group B.
Ulm outlasts Slask in OT thriller, 108-103



ratiopharm Ulm (4-1) kept its charge for the playoffs on track with a thrilling 108-103 overtime victory, after a big fourth-quarter comeback, over winless but battling Slask Wroclaw (0-5). A high-scoring first half was closely contested, with the game finely poised 49-46 at the interval. The scoring initially slowed after halftime, but Slask soon pulled away with a 4-19 run and led by 13 points, 64-77, with 10 minutes remaining. Ulm roared back ahead with a 15-0 run at the start of the fourth, but Slask battled back for overtime before Ulm edged that extra period to take the win.
Karim Jallow paced the winning team with 23 points, while Trevion Williams added a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds plus 7 assists, which aided Ulm's EuroCup record 35-assist effort. Dakota Mathias scored 16, Thomas Kleipeisz netted 12 with 7 assists, and Juan Nunez contributed 11 points plus 7 steals on his return from injury. Lukasz Kolenda led Slask’s resistance with 29 points, and Dusan Miletic scored 17.
The early scoring came at a fast pace and was evenly shared with Jallow and Hassani Gravett both scoring three early baskets. Williams and Kolenda netted two apiece to make it 19-17. Michal Sitnik’s triple pushed Slask ahead, but the host responded through Tobias Jensen from deep to lead 25-22 after 10 minutes.
Miletic threw down a pair of dunks but Nunez pushed Ulm further ahead, 37-28, with two baskets. Georginho De Paula and Kolenda traded triples, while Pacome Dadiet netted twice to keep the lead for Ulm, 43-35. The outstanding Miletic added three more baskets to pull Slask closer, 49-46, at the break.
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Nunez and Mateusz Zebski traded triples to start the second half before the defenses finally got on top. Kleipeisz struck from deep for Ulm, but Gravett and Mikolaj Adamczak sent Slask ahead, 57-58. Miletic, Kolenda and Aleksander Wisniewski stretched the lead before 5 points from Sitnik made it 64-77 after three quarters.
Williams scored 5 straight points to reduce the gap early in the fourth before Jallow and Kleipeisz scored from deep to make it 76-77, and Mathias added another triple for a 79-77 lead with a 15-0 run before Miletic ended the Slask drought. Georginho scored 5 fast points to seemingly seal the seal, but Kolenda’s three-pointer and Art Parakhouski’s free throws forced overtime.
Mathias sent Ulm ahead with 5 quickfire points, and a three-point play from Jallow sealed the deal even though Slask battled until the end.