EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeated NINERS Chemnitz 104-94 on the final matchday of the easyCredit BBL regular season, clinching ninth place and a home Play-In game. Oldenburg started strong with a 34-21 first quarter, while Chemnitz fought back in the second (27-30) and third quarters (20-22). The fourth quarter (23-21) saw Oldenburg hold their lead, backed by 6,200 fans in the sold-out EWE Arena—marking the 43rd consecutive BBL home game sellout. Chemnitz, despite the loss, secured fourth place in a four-way tie (places 4-7: 18-14 wins), while Oldenburg qualified for the Play-Ins in another four-way tie (places 9-12: 16-16 wins).
Len Schoormann was named Player of the Game with 27 points (7/13 FG), 12 rebounds, and 3 assists, matching Chemnitz’s Victor Bailey Jr., who also scored 27 points. Oldenburg’s Norris Agbakoko added 15 points and 7 rebounds, while Chemnitz’s Nicholas Tischler and Kevin Yebo each scored 9. The EWE Baskets excelled in rebounds (36-27), assists (25-19), and had fewer turnovers (8-13), despite a lower shooting percentage (49% to 56%). Oldenburg honored Hermann Schüller, Regina Kulms, and Volker Widzgowski before the game, while Justin Jaworski’s three three-pointers left him at 106 for the season, short of Hurl Beechum’s 1998/99 record of 111.
Oldenburg now faces Rostock Seawolves in the Play-Ins on Tuesday, while Chemnitz meets Heidelberg in the playoff quarterfinals. The season’s historic competitiveness was evident with two four-way ties—a BBL first since 1966/67: Chemnitz (4-2 in the tie) took fourth, Berlin (2-4) seventh, and Würzburg and Heidelberg (both 3-3) were ranked fifth and sixth based on their head-to-head results (Würzburg +5, Heidelberg +17).
