Boulogne Metropolitans 92 claimed its fifth win in a row by overwhelming visiting Hamburg Towers 85-62 at Marcel Cerdan on Wednesday night.
Metropolitans blast Hamburg 85-62



A balanced attack and effective defense on Caleb Homesley allowed the hosts to build a double-digit lead after 10 minutes, which grew to 21-points at halftime and reached a game-high 30-point advantage in the second half. The winners improved to 9-5 and were led by Tomer Ginat, who posted a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds to record a career-high PIR of 25. He was well accompanied by Will Cummings, who chipped in 17 points in 22 minutes, and Lahaou Konate and Miralem Halilovic, who contributed 14 and 12, respectively. Lukas Meisner set the tone for the visitors with 17 points, followed by Jaylon Brown who scored 14 points in the losing effort as Hamburg dropped to 5-8.
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Eddy Edigin got the visitors going with consecutive inside baskets, as the hosts found Jordan McRae and Ginat to take a 6-4 lead after 4 minutes. The first three-pointer of the game by Konate preceded a transition layup from Cummings that capped a 9-0 boost that prompted Hamburg to call a timeout down 11-4. Meisner and Homesley helped the visitors stop the bleeding, but the home team had already started its engine. A three-point play by Ginat and a triple by Assemian Moulare allowed the hosts to build a 26-15 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Moulare kept rocking after the break and chained together a couple of buckets that Halilovic followed with a layup to extend the gap to 32-15. Brown came to the rescue for Hamburg by nailing back-to-back threes and Meisner showed up inside to bring the visitors within 32-23, but the rally suddenly stopped when Cummings completed a basket-plus-foul for the hosts. Metropolitans took the reins again by exploiting Hamburg’s struggles in long-distance shooting and ball circulation and reconstructed a solid advantage, 49-28, after back-to-back threes by Konate. The margin stood at 53-32 at halftime.
The outlook didn’t change much after the intermission as Cummings and Vince Hunter made it 57-34. The visitors were unable to find momentum neither on offense nor on defense, making the task easier for Metropolitans. Brown tried to reactivate his team, but Cummings and McRae counterattacked to cap a couple of fastbreaks and dig it even deeper, 67-40. Konate set a 30-point margin from the line soon after, but a late 0-7 spark helped Hamburg avoid further punishment, entering the last stanza trailing 70-47.
Osaro Rich extended the visitors’ run to 0-9 right after the game resumed, but Metropolitans reacted in style with back-to-back inside baskets by Halilovic, a mid-range jumper by Sy and a corner three by Tony Crocker to recover a 30-point advantage, 79-49, with less than 7 minutes remaining. With the outcome in no doubt, both teams swapped baskets for the rest of the game, as the hosts took advantage of it to grant some rest to their starters. The only three-pointer of the night from Homesley sealed the score at 85-62, which turned into the second-lowest scoring game for Hamburg this season.









































































































