EasyCredit BBL matchday 5 recap: Bayern wins at Chemnitz, Ludwigsburg stuns Braunschweig, Bonn routs Jena

Bonn buries Jena early and never lets up

Telekom Baskets Bonn delivered the rout of the weekend, blowing out Science City Jena 115-68 at home. The margin, 47 points, stood as the largest of the round. Bonn set the tone from the opening tip, racing out to a 28-11 lead after the first quarter — a 17-point cushion Jena never threatened. The home side kept pouring it on in the second quarter, outscoring Jena 26-22 to take a 54-33 edge into the half.

The widest gap of the night came in the third quarter, when Bonn piled up 32 points to Jena's 16, pushing the lead past 30 and turning the final period into a formality. Bonn closed it out 29-19 in the fourth. John-Michael Wright led Bonn with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 from deep, to go with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 20.6 minutes. Jeff Garrett was nearly as efficient, going 6-of-9 from the field and 5-of-7 from 3-points for 17 points, adding 2 steals and a block. Joel Aminu added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, with 4 rebounds in 22.2 minutes. Sacar Anim scored 13, Alijah Comithier added 13 on 5-of-7 shooting, and Grayson Murphy ran the offense with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Fleming Jr. steers Bayern past a Chemnitz collapse

FC Bayern Munich needed a third-quarter surge to escape Chemnitz with an 87-83 road win. NINERS Chemnitz controlled the first half, opening with a 25-21 edge in the first quarter and extending it to a 50-45 cumulative lead after the second, 25-24. But Chemnitz's offense dried up in the third quarter, managing just 12 points while Bayern scored 22, flipping the game and handing the visitors a lead they wouldn't give back. Bayern was outscored 21-20 in the fourth, but the third-quarter cushion held up for a four-point win.

Phlandrous Fleming Jr. ran the show with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-7 from 3-points, to go with 8 assists, though he also turned it over 5 times in 29.1 minutes. Andreas Obst added 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 3 assists in 22.2 minutes, Oscar Da Silva was efficient inside with 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting and 4 rebounds in under 17 minutes, and Duane Washington scored 12 despite going 5-of-13 from the field.

Chemnitz got a big individual effort from Mateo Seric, who finished with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting and 4 rebounds in 31.7 minutes, and Urald King added 10 points, but the third-quarter collapse proved costly.

Trier dismantles defending champion ALBA Berlin

Gladiators Trier handed the defending champion a 20-point loss, beating ALBA Berlin 95-75 at home. Trier came out firing, opening a 31-24 edge in the first quarter, though Berlin clawed back in the second, outscoring the hosts 23-19 to trim the deficit to three points, 50-47, at the half.

The third quarter put the game away: Trier scored 26 points while Berlin managed only 15, stretching the lead to 14 and setting up the finishing blow. Berlin never recovered, closing out the fourth 19-13 in Trier's favor. Berlin finished with only 28 points combined in the second half, after scoring 47 in the first. E.J. Onu led all scorers with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, adding 10 rebounds, a steal and 2 blocks in under 24 minutes. Eli Brooks added 16 points, 5 assists and 4 steals, though he also committed 8 turnovers in 27.8 minutes. Jordan Ford chipped in 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-4 from deep, and Brandon Angel grabbed 8 rebounds to go with 14 points despite 6 turnovers. For Berlin, Behnam Yakhchali Dehkordi scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-points, and Joe Wieskamp added 12 points and 7 rebounds, but it wasn't nearly enough to stop the bleeding.

Ludwigsburg survives overtime at Braunschweig

MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg needed overtime to escape Basketball Lowen Braunschweig's home floor, winning 107-98, in a game that stayed tight from start to finish. Ludwigsburg opened with a 27-23 edge in the first quarter, but Basketball Löwen Braunschweig chipped away in the second, outscoring the visitors 19-17 to cut the cumulative deficit to two, 44-42, at halftime.

The third quarter followed the same tight script, Ludwigsburg edging it 25-24 to carry a 69-66 lead into the fourth. Braunschweig then rallied in the final period, outscoring Ludwigsburg 23-20 to force an 89-89 tie at the end of regulation and send the game to overtime. Ludwigsburg took control in the extra period, outscoring the home side 18-9 to pull away for good. Elijah Hughes paced Braunschweig with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, hitting 6-of-11 from 3-points, to go with 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.

Ishmael Leggett added 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Sheldon Edwards chipped in 14 points despite going just 5-of-14 from the field. Ludwigsburg's offense ran through Gian Aydinoglu, who finished with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 7 assists, 2 steals and zero turnovers in 26.4 minutes. Justin Kier scored 16 points with 5 assists, Darius Perry added 14 points and 6 assists, and Ferdinand Zylka closed with 13 points and 5 assists.

Other results around the league

The rest of the slate filled out around those four games. Rostock Seawolves routed Würzburg 101-62, the second-widest margin of the round at 39 points, while Syntainics MBC won at Bamberg Baskets 85-74. Phoenix Hagen topped EWE Baskets Oldenburg 87-78, RASTA Vechta held off ratiopharm Ulm 97-92, and Fraport Skyliners closed the weekend with an 89-78 win over Veolia Towers Hamburg on October 11.

Bonn's blowout and Ludwigsburg's overtime escape now sit alongside Berlin's setback at Trier as the storylines to track into matchday 6 of the easyCredit BBL.