Paderborn uses strong second half to beat OrangeAcademy at home

PADERBORN, Germany (Interstat) — Paderborn outscored OrangeAcademy 45-25 after halftime and won 83-71 on Saturday at Sportzentrum Maspernplatz. Paderborn improved to 2-4, while OrangeAcademy dropped to 3-3. OrangeAcademy scored 21 points in the first quarter, 25 in the second and five in the third before finishing with 20 in the fourth. Paderborn scored 22 in the first, 16 in the second, 22 in the third and 23 in the fourth. OrangeAcademy held a 46-38 halftime lead. OrangeAcademy had won three of its previous five games, including an 84-78 home victory over Crailsheim, a 100-89 win at Bayreuth and a 93-92 win at Bremerhaven. Paderborn had lost four of its previous five games, including a 100-82 loss at Kirchheim and an 88-86 home loss to Koblenz. Paderborn will next play at Crailsheim, while OrangeAcademy will host Köln. The result gave Paderborn its second win of the season and handed OrangeAcademy its third loss.