The forward went off for 33 points as his team earned its first EuroCup road win
Kevin Yebo takes over as NINERS win in Trento
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“This is our first away game win in EuroCup history, so it’s really important for our fans, as well as for our whole organization,” said Kevin Yebo after his NINERS Chemnitz team defeated Dolomiti Energia Trento, 105-94.
Yebo and his teammates had indeed made history for the NINERS, who earned a road win for the first time in the club’s short EuroCup tenure, at BTS Arena on Tuesday night.
Trento made the brighter start, edging ahead in the opening period, but Chemnitz pulled away in the second quarter, led by Yebo and Corey Davis. As the teams went into halftime, the visitors were up by 16.
NINERS widened the gap to 22 soon after the restart, but the home crowd saw their team fight back. Devante Jones and Andrej Jakimovski sank huge buckets to pull the hosts back into the contest, but it wasn’t to be. When all was said and done, Rodrigo Pastore’s men had secured the 11-point victory. The winning coach said that he believes there is still room to improve, however.
“It was a very good game for a while, but there was a moment when our one-on-one defense wasn’t there, they were getting to the paint, getting rebounds, getting kick-out open threes,” Pastore stated. “We have to improve, but I’m very happy that many guys used their opportunity today.”
Somebody who certainly made the most of his opportunity was Yebo. The German forward led the game in scoring with 33 points, to which he added 8 boards and 3 assists, shooting 56% from the field.
“It’s nothing new to us, it’s Kevin Yebo,” said Pastore.
Yebo himself attributed his success to the travelling Chemnitz faithful: “I had a lot of fun with these guys today. It was fun. They’re doing it every time back home, we have the best fans in Germany and I’m glad that they came here.”
Yebo wasn’t alone in getting the job done. The road team spread the offensive load effectively, with 5 other Chemnitz players finishing on double digit scoring. The result was tough on Trento’s Andrej Jakimovski, who combined 30 points with 8 rebounds in the loss.
Both teams now sit on 3-5 records. NINERS will attempt to carry this momentum to December 4, when it faces Turk Telekom Ankara. Trento will need to regroup ahead of a meeting with ratiopharm ulm in a fortnight.
