Week 2 Game of the Week: Telekom Baskets Bonn v Pinar Karsiyaka
The stage is set for the Game of the Week in the Basketball Champions League between Telekom Baskets Bonn (0-1) and Pinar Karsiyaka (1-0) on Wednesday October 12.
BONN (Germany) - The stage is set for the Game of the Week in the Basketball Champions League between Telekom Baskets Bonn (0-1) and Pinar Karsiyaka (1-0) on Wednesday October 12.
Where: Bonn, Germany (Telekom Dome)
When: 20:00 CET
Last week, Bonn lost their first game to UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, 88-84, while Karsiyaka emerged victorious over AEK, 91-88.
🧊 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗. 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗗. 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔. 🧊@ErrickM3 introduces himself in his first #BasketballCL game! pic.twitter.com/l94jGOCADs
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) October 4, 2022
- Bonn have lost their last four BCL games, their longest streak of defeats in the competition; three of their last five BCL games have seen the team trailing at half-time managing to win the game.
- Bonn scored 17 points in fast break situations in their last game, tied for the most in the BCL's Gameday 1 this season; they were also one of the four teams to score 40+ points in the paint during that opening round (40pts).
- TJ Shorts II combined for 26 points and 8 assists against UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia on Gameday 1 this season, becoming only the second Bonn player combining for 25+ players and 5+ assists in a BCL game (Joshua Mayo - 26pts, 6ast in November 2018 v Reyer Venezia).
- Karsiyaka have won seven of their last nine away games in the BCL regular season, despite trailing at halftime in four of those seven wins; they have never won an away game in Germany in the competition, however (3 defeats).
- Karsiyaka's Erik McCollum scored 29 points in his BCL debut; however, only two players have scored more than 25 points in their first two games in league history (Keith Langford and Malcolm Hill).
Team comparison by the numbers:
|
Bonn |
Stat Category |
Karsiyaka |
|
53.5 |
2-point FG % |
52.9 |
|
31.8 |
3-point FG % |
44.8 |
|
46 |
Overall FG % |
49 |
|
81 |
Free throw % |
84.2 |
|
17 |
Defensive rebounds |
24 |
|
9 |
Offensive rebounds |
6 |
|
26 |
Total rebounds |
30 |
|
6 |
Steals |
6 |
|
21 |
Assists |
20 |
|
10 |
Turnovers |
11 |
|
4 |
Blocks |
1 |
|
14 |
Points from Turnover |
22 |
|
40 |
Points in the Paint |
30 |
|
34.0 |
Points from the Bench |
29 |