ratiopharm Ulm wins four straight games for first time since April 2023
Ulm sets club scoring record in 114-91 victory over Wolves
ratiopharm Ulm continued to apply pressure on the top teams in Group A by setting a club scoring record in a 114-91 victory over Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius to extend its winning streak to four games. Ulm saw its 25-point lead drop to 8 points early in the second half and then went on a 22-2 run to decide the game.
The 114 points eclipsed the club’s single-game record of 110 points scored in a 110-98 home win over JL Bourg en Bresse nearly exactly two years ago. It was the first time Ulm managed four straight EuroCup wins since Rounds 16 to 18 plus the Eighthfinals in March and April 2023. Ulm improved to 8-4 in the group including 4-1 at home.
Marcio Santos led Ulm with 20 points while Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, Nelson Weidemann had 14, Isaiah Roby collected 13 points and 8 rebounds, Noa Essengue tallied 12 points on his 18th birthday and Justinian Jessup chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Wolves have now lost three of the last four games for a 6-6 record. Anthony Cowan was Wolves’ top scorer with 15 points and Marek Blazevic added 14 points.
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Wolves opened the scoring for Wolves but the visitors had real problems handling the ball with 5 turnovers inside the first 4 minutes with Santos scoring 7 points and Karim Jallow 5 points for a 16-6 lead. Santos made a second triple and the home side led 19-9. Weidemann added 2 three-pointers and a dunk and Ulm led 32-16 after 10 minutes.
Ulm scored the first 4 points of the second quarter for a 20-point cushion. A Plummer four-point play made it 45-20 just 3 minutes into the second quarter. Cowan tried to make sure Ulm did not get further away with 9 points for Wolves and he added 2 more three-pointers to highlight a 2-13 spurt to get within 56-45 at the break.
Jallow opened the second half with a three-pointer for Ulm, but the visitors continued their momentum with the next 6 points and it was a single-digit, game 59-51. Roby punched back with a three-pointer and then layup in a 14-0 run over the next 3 minutes to regain control at 73-51. After a Wolves score, Jessup netted 6 points as the advantage grew to 81-53 and Weidemann drained a buzzer-beating three. Ulm was up 88-62 after three quarters.
The game was decided already in the fourth quarter and the only remaining questions were how close could Wolves make it and if Ulm could set a new club record. The Lithuanian side twice got within 22 points and Ulm finally passed the record on a Plummer three-pointer with 1:15 minutes to go.