BMA365 Bamberg Baskets secured their second road victory in two games as they fought off ALBA BERLIN 98-83 in the most-played matchup in easyCredit BBL history. In the 138th showdown between the two teams, last season’s cup champs beat the reigning league champs by having an answer for every Berlin surge. Jordan Wright led Bamberg with 23 points to improve to 2-2. Berlin dropped their first game at home this season for a 2-2 mark despite Joe Wieskamp and Jack Kayil both hitting 16 points. These two teams will face off again in the Netto BBL Pokal German Cup Round of 16 on October 17.
Turning Point: Bamberg built a 15-point lead in the second quarter and each time the hosts tried to come back, Jesus Ramirez’s men had an answer. Berlin started the fourth quarter down by 13 points but pulled to within 75-72 with 6 minutes to go. But Bamberg drained three three-pointers in an 18-6 run to put the game away.
Duel in focus: The anticipated power forward matchup of Justin Bean and Tre Scott was won by Bamberg's Scott, who collected 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Bean was held to just 5 points - though he surpassed the 1,000-point mark in the Bundesliga - to go with 4 rebounds and 3 steals.
Numbers Please: Bamberg won the rebounding battle 40-28 including grabbing 14 offensive rebounds, which they turned into 22 second chance points. The visitors also shot 52 percent from the field including hitting 14 three-pointers at a 45 percent clip.
Player of the Game: Jordan Wright was Bamberg’s all-around hero with 23 points including 5 three-pointers to go with 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. The shooting guard scored 10 points in the decisive 18-6 run in the final quarter and 13 points in total in the final 5:29 minutes.
The Germans: Bamberg starting center Daniel Keppeler seemed destined to break his scoring record as he collected 11 points in the first half. But he went scoreless the rest of the way and his career high remains 15 points. He finished with 5 rebounds and 1 assist while Joshua Obiesie had 5 points and 3 rebounds and Jonathan Bähre added 4 points and 4 rebounds. At the other end, Jack Kayil tallied 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals and Malte Delow chipped in 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
The 138th edition of the classic showdown: Berlin and Bamberg have squared off now 138 times since 1982 - Berlin winning 86 times and Bamberg grabbing 52 victories. Eight of those games took place last season including the playoff Semi-Finals of the playoffs which Berlin took 3-2 and Bamberg's win in the Semi-Finals of the German Cup. It was Bamberg who in 2004 ended Berlin's seven-year title stretch in the Semi-Finals. Here are the five most-played matchups in the 60 years of the league: 138: Berlin-Bamberg; 127: Bamberg-Gießen; 120: Leverkusen-Hagen; 118: Berlin-Leverkusen; 110: Bamberg-Ludwigsburg
What's Up Next: Berlin's next game will be their Basketball Champions League opener at SK Slavia Praha ERA NBK in Czechia on Wednesday October 7 before then taking on VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier on the road on Saturday October 10. Bamberg for their part start their BCL campaign on Tuesday October 6 at Peristeri Betsson in Greece. They return to the Bundesliga on Saturday October 10 at home against SYNTAINICS MBC.
Video: Highlights of this game will be available soon on Dyn's website or on the YouTube channels of Dyn and the easyCredit BBL.
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Note: During the 2026-27 season, there will occasionally be game reports published in English.
