BG Gottingen picked up a marquee win over defending champ and league-leader Brose Baskets 82-69 on Saturday. Down 39-45 at the half, head coach John Patrick’s men got 7 points from Louis Dale in a 10-0 start to the third quarter, increased their lead to double figures on a Jason Boone basket to open the fourth quarter and never let Bamberg closer than 7 the rest of the way. Dale finished with 20 points and 5 assists to lead Gottingen, which improved its record to 13-12 to move into a four-way tie for eighth place and the final playoff spot. Trent Meacham added 18 points and Boone posted 15 points and 9 rebounds. Predrag Suput was the big gun for Brose Baksets with 26 points as Bamberg dropped to 24-2, though it remains atop the standings by five wins. Second-placed Deutsche Bank Skyliners blew past LTi Giessen 46ers 62-81 behind DaShaun Wood’s 28 points and 6 assists. In a matchup of potential quarterfinal foes, Artland Dragons trumped New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig 91-75 to slide ahead into fourth place. Tyrese Rice scored 22 points and dished 9 assists for the Dragons. EWE Baskets Oldenburg recorded an important road win 74-80 at Mitteldeutscher