Black Frogs Schieren B edged Telstar Hesperange 71-66 in Schieren and completed a third win over the same opponent this season. In the M-Nationale 3 relegation group, FROB moved up to 3rd place (+1), while TEL stayed 5th. It was also an important response for Schieren B after four straight defeats.
Telstar controlled the opening period well. Jamie Kappler (Season PPG: 11.88) and Max Klepper (Season PPG: 14.06) pushed the visitors to a 20-11 first-quarter lead, with TEL twice reaching +9. Schieren then changed the rhythm in the second quarter. Erikson Medina Vezo (33) and Charel Goetzinger (Season PPG: 13.00) started the comeback, and FROB produced a decisive 13-0 run from 19-26 to 32-26. Bob Hirt, the 40-year-old captain (Season PPG: 6.17), was central in that stretch and Schieren turned the game around by halftime, 32-29.
The home side found its best level in the third quarter. Hirt and Goetzinger stretched the margin to 49-34, the biggest lead of the night at +15. Telstar answered through Tom Roden (Season PPG: 6.83) and Klepper, reducing the damage to 53-47 after three quarters.
The last period stayed tense. Hirt fouled out with FROB up 66-54, and Telstar kept pressing. Kappler, Roden and Jordan Kaboth brought TEL back to 69-66 late on, but Janssen Liu then made the last two free throws to secure the win.
Goetzinger led FROB with 24 points, Hirt added 19, and Medina Vezo had 9 in only his 3rd game of this competition. For Telstar, Kappler scored 18, Roden 15, Klepper 14 and Lorenzo Ferrari (28, ITA) 11. Kappler and Ferrari both fouled out late, which weighed on Telstar's final push.
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