Bascharage Hedgehogs B took a valuable 74-59 home win over Kordall Steelers B and levelled the season series at 1-1 after the 73-84 loss in the first meeting. In the new classification, BASB jumped four places to 6th, while KDSB stayed 8th.
The game started better for Kordall. After an early 4-0 BASB start, KDSB answered through Noah Zucca (Season PPG: 15.85), Raphael Felix Kemmer (Season PPG: 13.33) and Djessi Fernandes da Conceicao (Season PPG: 10.00). Fernandes da Conceicao finished the first quarter with 6 straight points and KDSB led 22-18.
The key shift came in the second quarter. KDSB pushed the margin to 29-23, but Bascharage reacted with more control and better inside scoring. Gil Schmit (17, 1.82m), Matteo Elia Albanese (Season PPG: 5.54) and Dzenan Eco (Season PPG: 19.06) brought BASB back to 29-29, and the hosts closed the half on a 14-4 spell to move in front 37-33.
Bascharage kept that momentum after the break. KDSB cut the gap to 39-36, yet BASB answered again, mainly through Eco and Schmit. From 45-40, the home side produced an 8-0 run to open a 53-40 advantage, which gave them control of the game. The third quarter ended 57-47.
In the last period, KDSB still tried to stay alive, with Kemmer hitting another three and Yanis Attamny (Season PPG: 5.73) scoring from long range, but BASB never let the game swing back. The hosts reached their highest lead at 15 points.
Schmit led BASB with 20 points in only his 3rd game of the competition, while Eco added 16 and Albanese 13. Nino Luciani (Season PPG: 2.82) scored 8 with two threes. For KDSB, Fernandes da Conceicao had 17, Kemmer 14 and Ermin Babic (Season PPG: 19.64) finished with 9.
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