Eurocup club Hamburg Towers (8-5) hosted Euroleague side Alba Berlin (10-4) but failed to secure the win after playing a good first half. Alba played a great second half and conquered the win with the final score of 88-80 (26-24, 15-22, 19-15, 28-19)
In the last quarter, Alba went on an offensive spree and scored 28 points, led by a super-efficient performance from Oscar Da Silva, who finished with 15 points in less than 17 minutes on the court.
In the second half, though, Alba Berlin did a much better job defensively. In the third quarter, they limited Hamburg to just 15 points and cut down the deficit to just one point.
In the first half, Caleb Homesley was too much to handle for Alba Berlin. The American swingman led Hamburg Towers with 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in the first 20 minutes. The home team went into the locker with a five-point lead (46-41).
Jaylon Brown was the top scorer for Hamburg Towers with 25 points (4/6 2PT, 4/10 3PT, 5/5 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.
Oscar Da Silva was the top scorer for Alba Berlin with 15 points (6/6 2PT, 1/1 3PT), 7 rebounds, and 3 turnovers.
Hamburg Towers: Jaylon Brown 25, Caleb Homesley 15 (6 AST), Maik Kotsar 12 (6 REB)
Alba Berlin: Oscar Da Silva 15 (7 REB), Maodo Lo 12, Marcus Eriksson 12, Ben Lammers 11, Luis Olinde 10
