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Wels basketball players are heading to the Austrian championship semifinals for the first time in the Flyers era. On Saturday, the Upper Austria celebrated their second win in the second game of the “Best of Five” quarter-final series at 88:75 (41:37) over the Dukes Klosterneuburg and on Thursday they had a “match point “To make the decisive 3-0. The same applies to the Oberwart Gunners, who won at St. Pölten 86:82 (47:48) and were able to fix their progress at home on Thursday.
Wels could only ensure success in the fourth quarter. The heavily decimated opponents successfully defended themselves for a long time, but they finally had to pay tribute to the fact that they could only gather eight players. The Gunners were also fully challenged at St. Pölten, it wasn’t until the final minutes that the decision in favor of Oberwart’s top scorer Sebastian Käferle (23 points) and Co.
Vienna manages to equal
Vienna, meanwhile, struck back at 82:80 (43:31) against the Kapfenberg Bulls. A 26: 6 in the second leg paved the way for the Viennese to tie in the series. Former Euroleague center Vladimir Golubovic, who scored 25 of his 31 points before the break, was unstoppable for a long time. The chase of the defending champion in the fourth quarter came too late. The duel between UBSC Graz and Swans Gmunden only starts on Sunday (5.30 pm), the Upper Austria lead 1-0 in the series.
In the relegation battle, the Vienna DC Timberwolves appeared in the play-down against the Traiskirchen Lions with 72:61 (38:30). The winner of the “best of five” duel is still first class. The loser has to come down if the Fürstenfeld Panthers reach the final of the Second Bundesliga. The Oststeirer has applied for a BSL license.
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