OrangeAcademy pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Bayreuth

BAYREUTH, Germany (Interstat) — Visiting OrangeAcademy defeated Bayreuth 100-89 on Wednesday, using a decisive fourth quarter to secure the win. OrangeAcademy led 27-20 after the first quarter and 54-51 at halftime before Bayreuth rallied to take a 69-68 lead into the final period. OrangeAcademy then outscored Bayreuth 32-20 in the fourth to pull away. Bayreuth had opened the second quarter strongly, scoring 31 points, but could not sustain the momentum after halftime. OrangeAcademy’s balanced attack helped it improve to 2-2 this season. Bayreuth dropped to 0-4. OrangeAcademy entered after losses to Heidelberg and Kirchheim, while Bayreuth had fallen to Kirchheim and PS Karlsruhe. The game was played in Bayreuth, Germany. The visitors scored 27 points in each of the first two quarters and added 14 in the third. Bayreuth scored 31 points in the second quarter and 18 in the third.