Ludwigsburg defeated Hamburg on their home court by 91:78, thus securing the last available spot in the Bundesliga playoffs.
The home team started the final play-in game much stronger. Looking at the overall flow of the match, Hamburg led only once, with a 4:0 start. By the end of the first quarter, Ludwigsburg managed to turn the tide, and by halftime, they had a double-digit lead (45:35). The third quarter definitively decided the winner of this game, as the guests lost that period 21:10, entering the final 10 minutes with Ludwigsburg leading 66:45. The only thing Hamburg managed was to reduce the deficit towards the end and soften the loss.
Desure Buie led the winning team with 26 points, supported by Silas Melson with 17. Despite an excellent performance by Aljami Durham, who scored 34 points for the losing team, it was not enough.
Ludwigsburg will face the top-seeded team from the regular season, Bayern, in the quarterfinal series of the playoffs.