Alba Berlin scored a big win in the battle for second place in the German League by downing Deutsche Bank Skyliners 70-79 in Frankfurt. Derrick Allen scored 17 and pulled down 9 rebounds for the Albatross, who used a 0-11 run to bridge the third and fourth quarters en route to a double-digit lead. DaShaun Wood narrowed the gap to 70-74 with a minute left, but Bryce Taylor sealed the win from the line. Immanuel McElroy added 14 for the winners, while Wood posted 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for Frankfurt, which dropped to 21-7 and now leads Berlin by a single win. League leader Brose Baskets cruised past Mitteldeutscher BC 79-53 as Anton Gavel paced six Bamberg scorers in double figures with 18 and Tibo Pleiss posted a double double. BG Gottingen heads into the Eurocup Quarterfinals on a winning note after outrunning Phoenix Hagen 99-90. Dwayne Anderson scored 23 and grabbed 8 rebounds and Louis Dale netted 19 to lead the Violets. EWE Baskets Oldenburg edged Telekom Baskets Bonn 75-73 thanks to 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists from Mindaugas Lukauskis. Other winners over the weekend included Eisbaren Bremerhaven, Ratiopharm Ulm and BBC Bayreuth.