Veolia Towers Hamburg sealed its qualification to the 7DAYS EuroCup Eighthfinals after grabbing a narrow 89-87 victory over Dolomiti Energia Trento at Edel-Optics.De Arena. In a tight back-and-forth game, the visitors responded to Hamburg’s runs, but the hosts showed character and secured their second home victory in a row. Hamburg improved to 6-11, while Trento was eliminated, as it dropped to 3-14.
Anthony Polite led Hamburg with a season-high 27 points, while Yoeli Childs added 18 and downed 20 rebounds to tie the all-time EuroCup record with a whopping 11 offensive boards. Lukas Meisner scored 16 points and recorded 7 rebounds to inspire Hamburg to victory. Matteo Spagnolo had 21 points for the losing team, while Drew Crawford and Toto Forray added 16 and 13, respectively, but they failed to help Trento clinch its first road win this season.