Germani Brescia pulled out a hard-fought win from Ratiopharm Arena as it downed ratiopharm Ulm 90-98 in overtime on Wednesday night. The visitors forced the extra period with a dunk by Kenny Gabriel and opened the overtime with a 2-9 run to take control of the game until the end.
Brescia edges Ulm in overtime, 90-98



Troy Caupain neared a triple-double with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead Brescia. Della Valle followed with 17 points, CJ Massinburg provided 16 and 6 assists, and Mike Cobbins contributed 10 for the winners. Matt Mobley led the way for Ulm with 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting from behind the arc, Yago Dos Santos had 16 points and 6 assists and Robin Christen and Devin Robinson added 13 and 12 points, respectively, in defeat.
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It took the hosts just 3 minutes to build a 9-1 edge behind 5 points in a row by Dos Santos. Brescia survived thanks to its offensive rebounding power but could not match Mobley’s accuracy from downtown and trailed 27-23 after 10 minutes. Karim Jallow started the fire with two strong drives, as Dos Santos and Fedor Zugic kept punishing Brescia from long range to help Ulm escape to 47-34. Even though Della Valle tried to bring his team back, the fourth three-pointer of the night from Mobley closed the first half with the home team ahead 52-45.
Brescia adjusted its defense after the break and allowed just 4 points in 6 minutes to tie it up, 56-56, after a three-pointer by Massinburg. The visitors could not complete the rally, as Christen and Sagaba Konate helped Ulm enter the last stanza still ahead, 65-62. Christen hit from downtown to extend it to 68-62, but Brescia had already found its momentum. It came down to the closing seconds. After Mobley's three made it 82-79 with 16 seconds to go, but Thomas Klepeisz failed to finish the job from the line and Kenny Gabriel sent the game to overtime with a dunk.
Brescia stayed in good mood early in the extra period. Della Valle showed up with a fastbreak layup and a three-pointer to boost his team to an 85-92 lead. Ulm looked tired and stunned and was not able to score a field goal for the first 4 minutes of the prolongation. Mobley broke the trend with a triple, but Cobbins answered quickly with a slam that maintained an 88-96 gap with 40 seconds to play, sealing the outcome.