BBC East Side Pirates B took control early and won clearly at Avanti Mondorf B, 89-52. After the opening round of the championship round, BEPB are 2nd in M-Division 3, while MONB are 6th.
The game was shaped in the first quarter. Pirates B moved quickly in front and closed the period at 26-8. Christophe Conter (BEPB) gave the visitors early momentum, and Larry Da Luz Ep. Harris (BEPB) added a strong first-quarter scoring stretch as the gap reached 21 points.
Mondorf had their best moment at the start of the second quarter. Down 31-8, they answered with a 9-0 run to get back to 31-17, with Tiago Da Silva Figueiredo (MONB), a 25-year-old 1.85m forward, scoring 6 points in a row during that sequence. BEPB reacted well after a timeout and rebuilt the separation before halftime, leading 42-19.
The third quarter removed most of the suspense. Da Silva Figueiredo kept MONB alive, but BEPB continued to score through several options and extended the margin to 67-37 after 30 minutes. The visitors then pushed the lead to 39 points in the fourth quarter, their highest advantage of the evening.
Da Luz Ep. Harris (BEPB) finished with 24 points, leading a balanced attack. Claude Schroeder (BEPB) added 15, while Conter and Sacha Urbing each scored 13. Marc Schonckert brought 8 more.
For Mondorf, Da Silva Figueiredo stood out with 21 points. Nebojsa Nikolic (MONB), 42, added 8, Lee Loengten (MONB) scored 7, and Fabio Rigo (MONB) contributed 6.
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