ALBA Berlin (1-2) take their second loss at the German Basketball Bundesliga by falling to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2-1) at their home arena 62-74 (15-17, 18-28, 20-13, 9-16).
The German champions had a hard time scoring tonight. They only converted 7 of 25 from deep and 40% from the field.
Ludwigsburg had a terrific second quarter, going on an 8-0 run to gain a commanding lead (41-27). ALBA managed to get within five after three quarters (53-58) but only scored 9 points in the final period, losing by 12.
Luke Sikma and Maodo Lo scored more than half of their team's points, but they didn't receive enough help from the other players.
ALBA: Luke Sikma 20 (5 REB, 6 AST), Maodo Lo 15, Oscar da Silva 10, Tim Schneider 8, Jaleen Smith 3.
Ludwigsburg: Justin Simon 16, Jonah Radebaugh 13, Tremmell Darden 12.
