Basketball News

Union Neuchatel defeated the Basel Starwings.

The Starwings had some trouble before the match began due to a pair of injuries, however the team was still competitive throughout the contest.

Neuchatel outscored the Starwings and led by four points by halftime.

Basel, led by AJ Hess, rallied in the third quarter by outscoring their opponents and bringing the deficit down to three points.

Both teams were in a shooting frenzy in the final quarter and combined a total score of 51 points. Unfortunately for the Starwings, 27 of those points belonged to the opposition.

Hess led the Starwings with 18 points while Nemanja Calasan followed with 15.

The Starwings are currently in 10th place in the NLA Division.