Rebound Préizerdaul took control before halftime and won 65-45 in Berbourg, climbing 5 places to 1st in M-Nationale 3: Tour qualificatif. BBC East Side Pirates, now 3rd despite the loss, had the better start and led 14-11 after the opening quarter. They even stretched it to 18-11 early in the second period through Gregory Schmit (BEP) and captain Michel Mathieu (BEP).
The decisive swing came there. PRE answered with a 21-4 run to turn an 11-18 deficit into a 32-22 halftime lead. Mathis Weyrich (PRE) was active in that sequence, Jamal Wilson (PRE) added inside scoring, and Rainjay Maturan (23, PHL) hit an important three.
BEP tried to stay in touch after the break. Gregory Schmit (BEP), Claude Schroeder (BEP) and Patrick Weis (BEP) helped cut the margin to 33-44 in the third quarter, but Préizerdaul reacted again and went into the last period ahead 48-33.
The opening of the fourth quarter settled the game. PRE produced 8 unanswered points to make it 56-35, and their biggest lead later reached 23 points. Maturan (23, PHL) finished with 12 points, Weyrich (PRE) also had 12, Olivier Braun Ep. Kdiss (PRE) scored 10, and Kieran Nono (PRE) added 9. Préizerdaul had balanced production with eight scorers.
For BEP, Weis (BEP) led with 13 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter and the team's final 5 points in a row. Schmit (BEP) added 10, Schroeder (BEP) scored 8, and Rosen Petrov Vasilev (36, BGR) contributed 4. PRE stopped its losing start with this first win, while East Side Pirates are 0-2 after two rounds.
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