Overview
- Science City Jena led 63:60 after three quarters and 75:71 with 4:30 left before failing to score the rest of the way.
- Elijah Hughes hit the go-ahead three for 76:75 to start the decisive stretch as Ludwigsburg sealed a 13–0 finish.
- Keith Braxton paced Jena with 21 points, while Ludwigsburg’s leaders were Stefan Smith (18), Yorman Polas Bartolo (13), Hughes (12) and Gavin Schilling (10).
- Ludwigsburg set the tone early with superior work on the glass and a strong first quarter that put Jena under pressure.
- The game in Jena’s Sparkassen-Arena drew 2,917 spectators, and postgame comments cited Jena’s passivity and Ludwigsburg briefly losing structure before the late surge.