The guard duo combined for 26 fourth-quarter points
Ulm’s Weidemann, Saraf stepped up late to beat Joventut
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Despite Joventut Badalona trying to impose its low-tempo game on ratiopharm Ulm, the hosts were in control from the tip and maintained the lead throughout regulation. Yet, Joventut stayed close, with Devon Dotson nailing a triple from deep to beat the third-quarter buzzer-beater and bring his team within 59-52. Enter Nelson Weidemann and Ben Saraf, both of whom came to the fore in the closing quarter to allow Ulm to clinch its second consecutive victory.
Weidemann and Saraf netted 13 points each, scoring all but 2 of Ulm’s 28 points in the last quarter. Joventut pushed for a comeback, with a Dotson triple and an Ante Tomic basket trimming the deficit to 64-60 with 7 minutes remaining. Yet, Weidemann responded by drilling one from beyond the arc to extend Ulm’s lead to 9 points and forced Joventut head coach Daniel Miret to call a timeout.
The visitors reacted, with Tomic adding another 3 points to his tally, but it was time for Saraf to step up. The 18-year-old guard scored a bucket that was followed by a three-pointer and Ulm restored a 74-66 lead with 4 minutes to go. When Kassius Robertson reduced the difference to 4 points in crunch time, an audacious Saraf drove to the basket, netted the layup, drew a foul and converted from the charity stripe to extend Ulm’s lead to 7 points and practically put the game to bed.
“A solid team game for us overall,” Ulm head coach Ty Harrelson said in the post-game press conference. “It’s nice to be able to take care of the home court. Credit to our players who stick to the plan and trust what we are doing here.”
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Essengue skies for the block! Magic Moment
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Magic Moment of the Night: Pustovyi dunks with force!
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Magic Moment: Dotson hits a buzzer-beating triple!
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Magic Moment of the Night: Jessup for the win!
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Magic Moment: Essengue throws down poster dunk!
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Magic Moment: Saraf feeds Roby for the dunk!
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Magic Moment: Pustovyi hammers it home!
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Magic Moment of the Night: Kraag completes a perfect fastbreak!
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Magic Moment: Nunez with the smart assist!
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Magic Moment: Williams' bullet pass finds Jallow for an easy score!
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Magic Moment: Dadiet with another dunk!
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Magic Moment: Dadiet races through to dunk!
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Magic Moment: Karim Jallow dunks on a fastbreak!
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Magic Moment: Bretzel's alley-oop dunk
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Magic Moment: Cook skies for an incredible put-back slam
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Magic Moment: Cook hammers it home
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Magic Moment: Williams with the no-looking pass
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Magic Moment: Figueroa finishes with a furious slam
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Magic Moment: Feliz wins it for Joventut!
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Magic Moment: Andrews dips into his bag of tricks before Cook dunks!
- 03:52
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Magic Moment: Williams launches half-court alley-oop pass to Figueroa
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Magic Moment: Bretzel denies Mokoka!
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Magic Moment: De Paula flies high!
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Magic Moment: Tyler Calvin Cook rejects Mark Hughes!
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Magic Moment: Ulm completes perfect fastbreak!,
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Magic Moment: Kraag gets airborne and dunks!
- 04:19
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Magic Moment: Calvin Tyler Cook dunks!
- 00:22
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Magic Moment: Big alley-oop throw down by Williams!
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Magic Moment: Sweet no-look pass by big man Williams!
The prodigious guard stood out for the second game in a row after recording a double-double of 17 points and 10 assists in Ulm’s season opener against Trefl Sopot. This time, he combined his 13 points in the last 6 minutes of the game against the Spanish side with 2 assists that led to 2 Weidemann triples which offered Ulm a cushion in their bid to clinch the home victory.
Having improved its record to 2-0, Ulm is now set to play three tough road games in a row at Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius, Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul and Dreamland Gran Canaria. Yet, Weidemann and Saraf – despite his young age – proved on Tuesday that Ulm’s roster boasts several players with a strong personality to carry their team on their shoulders when most needed.