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In the only game on Friday of the 11th round of the home betting basketball super league, SKN St. Pölten Basketball surprised the favorite BK IMMOunited Dukes and deservedly won 91:86. A disciplined performance of more than 40 minutes secured the state capital’s first derby victory in eight (!) Years.
The Dukes started the game highly motivated and led 8-2 after three minutes. SKN drew with two 3-pointers, but the Lower Austrian derby was equalized from then on. The Klosterneuburger had the best finish for them and the first quarter went to the Dukes with 22:19. The second part of the game was not of great category, but worthy of a derby. Klosterneuburger always had the rebound under control, St. Pöltner scored a higher percentage and thus the score of 41:41 at halftime was inevitable.
The Klosterneuburg favorite came out of the locker room better and was ahead from the start. With the continuation of the third quarter, the state capital opposed with all its might and kept the gap at two points. The tension in the final stage was difficult to overcome, the lead changed several times and with four minutes remaining, St. Pölten was suddenly four points ahead. Dukes coach Zeleznik pulled the rope and took the urgently needed time out. The time-out was useful for the dukes and two minutes before the end it balanced again. Oikonomopoulos managed to take the lead for St. Pölten with an important three in the final minute and the men around coach Worenz did not return it. SKN St. Pölten won the first derby against Klosterneuburg in eight years with a well deserved 91:86.
Logan Schilder, SKN player: “We beat a very good rival who is at the top of the table. We knew we had to counter that and that everyone had to perform well. That’s a good feeling. “
Kostas Oikonomopoulos, Spieler SKN: “A great victory for us against a great rival. We believed in this success from the beginning and it gives us a lot of confidence for our next matches. “
Valentin Bauer, Dukes player: “Congratulations to St. Pölten, they played harder and we didn’t defend at all. Even without Kelvin Lewis, St. Pölten has a lot of players with a huge individual class, we feel it today. “
Clemens Leydolf, Dukes player: That was the second game in a row in which we didn’t show any intensity in defense. A well-deserved victory for St. Pölten, if we allow 91 points, we won’t win a match. “
Best pitcher: Oikonomopoulos 28, Schilder 26, Böck 13 or Bauer 20, Miletic 19, Danek 14
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