After losing to Ratiopharm Ulm in their first German Basketball Bundesliga contest, FC Bayern Munich (1-1) have redeemed themselves with an easy victory over Basketball Lowen Braunschweig (1-2) 96-80 (30-17, 27-25, 21-20, 18-18).
Bayern started the game with a 14-4 run to pull away in the first quarter and never look back. They were up by 15 at halftime and only increased their advantage in the second half, winning by 16.
Deshaun Thomas was the leading scorer for Bayern, ending with 18 points (7/10 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 1/1 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, and 20 PIR.
Othello Hunter, Vladimir Lucic, Andreas Obst, Paul Zipser, Zan Sisko, and Leon Radosevic did not help Bayern.
However, Nihad Djedovic returned to the lineup after dealing with an injury. He ended the game with 11 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 turnovers in 11.7 minutes.
Bayern: Deshaun Thomas 18 (6 REB), Ognjen Jaramaz 16, Corey Walden 14, Darrun Hilliard 12, Nihad Djedovic 11, Gavin Schilling 10, Augustin Rubit 8.
Braunschweig: Benedikt Turudic 17 (7 REB), Robin Amaize 17 (6 REB), David Kramer 9 (6 REB), Martin Peterka 8.
