ratiopharm ulm slowed down the hottest team in the league as they barely fended off ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES 82-72 at home for a third straight victory. Ulm built a 26-point lead in the third quarter but watched as Rostock got as close as three points in the closing minutes. Ulm prevailed though to improve to 10-4 with a 6-1 home record. Justinian Jessup led Ulm with 15 points while Marcio Santos chipped in 14 points. Rostock came into the game with a league-best three-game winning streak but fell to 7-8. D'Shawn Schwartz had 23 points in the loss.
Game Summary: Ulm started the game on fire with the first 14 points including two three-pointers. Rostock needed almost 5 minutes to finally score and Karim Jallow moved to nine points as Ulm led 23-5. The guests scored a bit more consistently and trailed 25-12 after 10 minutes. Tobias Jensen opened the second quarter with a three-point play and the lead was 28-12 but Rostock fought their way back into the game with a 10-2 spurt to trim the gap to 30-22. And it was 35-26 when Ulm mounted a 13-2 finish to the first half to lead 48-28 going into the break.
Ulm scored the first four points of the second half for a 52-28 lead as Rostock needed nearly 2 minutes before finally scoring. Two triples extended the Ulm advantage to 58-32 midway through the third quarter. Rostock’s defense tightened up and held Ulm scoreless for more than 3 minutes and Robin Amaize had a three-pointer and three-point play in a 13-0 run to pull within 58-45. And the score was 62-47 after 30 minutes. Philipp Herkenhoff opened the final frame with a triple and it was 65-47 for the hosts. D’Shawn Schwartz buried two three-pointers in a 14-3 surge to make it a 7-point game 68-61 with 7 minutes to play. The Rostock push continued and the gap was down to 71-68 with under 3 minutes left. Ulm executed down the stretch though with a Ben Saraf three-point play and Alfonso Plummer’s three-pointer with 54 seconds remaining for a 79-72 cushion.
Numbers Please: Ulm held Rostock to just 38 percent shooting for the game and made 18 of 20 free throws while the guests converted only 13 of 23 from the foul line.
Player of the Game: Justinian Jessup scored 15 points and Marcio Santos had 14 points for Ulm but Ben Saraf decided the game for the hosts. He finished with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks including an assist and two big baskets in the final 2 minutes.
The Germans: Karim Jallow collected 11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists while Philipp Herkenhoff picked up 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals and Nelson Weidemann had 6 points and 2 assists in the win. At the other end, Robin Amaize scored 16 points with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals and Elias Baggette chipped in 12 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal.
Also Newsworthy: Ulm did an excellent job taking Bryce Hamilton out of the game. Rostock’s star came into the game as the second-leading scorer in the league at 18.9, but he managed only 4 points on 1 of 8 shots in 28 minutes. It was just the second time this season in the league that Hamilton did not score in double figures along with his 3-point output at Basketball Löwen Braunschweig on December 21. Hamilton poured in 37 points against ALBA BERLIN on December 31.
Welcome back home: It had been quite some time since Ulm played a Bundesliga game in front of their home fans at the ratiopharm arena. Ty Harrelson's team last played at home in the league on December 14 – a 69-67 loss against MLP Academics Heidelberg.
What's Up Next: Ulm will next play in the BKT EuroCup with a road game at Dolomiti Energia Trento in Italy on Tuesday January 14. They return to the Bundesliga on Sunday January 19 at Basketball Löwen Braunschweig. Rostock’s next game will be at home against fellow northern German side EWE Baskets Oldenburg on Saturday January 18.
Video: Highlights of this game will be available soon on Dyn's website or here on Dyn's YouTube channel.
Anmerkung: In der Saison 2024/25 werden wie hier auch gelegentlich Nachberichte in englischer Sprache verfasst.
Note: During the 2024-25 season, there will occasionally be game reports published in English.
