AS Soleuvre B, now 2nd after a one-place gain, controlled this M-Nationale 3 qualification game and extended its winning streak to four with an 89-52 home win over 8th-ranked BBC East Side Pirates, who have now lost four in a row.
The opening quarter was the most competitive phase. Leo Carreira de Oliveira (17) kept BEP level with three early three-pointers, and the score reached 13-13. From there, Soleuvre closed the period on a 12-1 run to create the first clear gap at 25-14. The second quarter was balanced at 14-14, so the home side protected its margin well and went to the break at 39-28.
The game turned decisively after halftime. Hervé Marie-Rose's team opened the third quarter with a 13-2 burst from 39-28 to 52-30. Tom Lahure (Season PPG: 9.83) was on a real roll in that stretch and finished the period with 14 points, repeatedly scoring in succession from drives, mid-range looks and a three. Soleuvre won the quarter 28-14 and entered the last period up 67-42.
The fourth quarter started with more home control. Lex Lahure (18, 1.76m) scored five quick points, while BEP saw Ansis Nikolovskis (42, LVA) pick up two quick fouls. The lead kept growing and reached its highest point at the end, 37 points.
Lahure led SOLB with 23 points, Pol Diedenhofen (17) added 17, and Carlos Jordy Borges (25) scored 13 despite four fouls. Lex Lahure had 9, Rafael Aguiar Sousa 8, and Marcos Correia Moreira (25, 1.89m) contributed 4. For BEP, Carreira de Oliveira finished with 19, captain Patrick Weis had 14, and David Bemtgen added 7.
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