Demy Rebounders left Hamm with a 60-48 win over Vodafone in Bascol Division 4, overturning a 15-point deficit and closing the night on a decisive surge.
Vodafone burst out of the blocks behind early baskets from Sven Pesche (VOD) and Alessandro Biasi (VOD), stretching the gap to 27-12 with Adnan Adrovic (VOD) striking from deep. Demy Rebounders steadied through their captain Sebastian Hommel (DRS) and Ben Schmitz (DRS). A Vodafone timeout came at 28-22 as the lead was shrinking, but Schmitz then authored a personal 7-point burst to haul DRS right back, and the visitors eventually leveled at 36-36. From there the game stayed tight to 46-43 for Vodafone.
The turning point arrived when Fikret Pekin (VOD) committed an unsportsmanlike foul (U2). Hommel hit the free throw, and moments later buried a three, swinging momentum for good. DRS finished with a 13-2 run, punctuated by Pauline Hublart (DRS) scoring five points in a row, including a late three, to push the margin out.
Top performers
- Demy Rebounders: Ben Schmitz (23) was relentless at the rim and on the break, while captain Sebastian Hommel (21) mixed drives, perimeter shots and steady free throws. Pauline Hublart (9) added timely scoring; Pedro Torres (4) and Amin Huberty (3) chipped in, with Huberty navigating foul trouble throughout.
- Vodafone: Sven Pesche (14) led the hosts, Adnan Adrovic (11) hit three triples and provided the early spark, and the trio of Vilius Adromenas (7), Varun Taneja (7, captain) and Alessandro Biasi (7) kept Vodafone in touch.
Discipline shaped the flow. Taneja and Pekin piled up fouls, with Pekin's U2 fueling DRS's game-winning stretch. Despite Vodafone's best start their largest lead reached +15 Demy Rebounders were on a roll late and closed it out with control.
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