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Trier Edges Skyliners in Overtime After Late Foul as Swope Sets Frankfurt Scoring Record

The outcome extended Frankfurt's run of narrow overtime defeats this season.

Overview

  • Gladiators Trier won 115–108 in Frankfurt after tying the game with two free throws in the final seconds and pulling away in overtime.
  • Isaiah Swope scored 41 points, the most ever by a Skyliners player.
  • Frankfurt briefly led after Swope’s four-point play, but Will Christmas’s foul with about three seconds left sent Trier to the line to force overtime.
  • Trier’s attack was led by Roland with 31 points and Steven Ashworth with 24, and the victory kept the promoted side in the league’s leading group.
  • The loss marked Frankfurt’s third overtime defeat of the season and renewed focus on late-game execution before Saturday’s home game against Braunschweig.