BBC East Side Pirates B handled Telstar Hesperange B, 66-51, behind balanced perimeter scoring and a decisive mid-game surge. Telstar started brightly, with Juan Menacho de Gongora (27, ESP) catching fire from deep: he strung together 9 consecutive points for the visitors in the opening period to push them ahead. Pirates answered immediately, closing the first segment on a 5-0 burst Daniel Kunz's triple and Larry Da Luz ep. Harris at the rim and from three flipped the lead. An early technical on Rodrigo Rico Gomez at 6-6 added to a choppy start for Telstar.
Coach Tony Martins Ferreira's group then took control before halftime as Christophe Conter and the captain himself hit from long range, while Pete Conklin added steady inside-out scoring. The cushion held after the break despite Telstar's push Rico Gomez knocked down a three and Menacho kept getting to the line and beyond the arc but Pirates replied through Conklin's triple and another three from the 44-year-old Da Luz ep. Harris. Conter's late basket set the largest lead at +15.
Form and table notes: Pirates stop a three-game losing streak and climb to 7th (+2). Telstar's slide extends to five straight defeats; they sit 10th.
Top performers
- BEPB, category 1: Christophe Conter (Season PPG: 9.6) 13; Pete Conklin 10; Larry Da Luz ep. Harris (Season PPG: 17.78) 9; Daniel Kunz (Season PPG: 7.0) 7; Claude Schroeder (Season PPG: 6.4) 6; Tony Martins Ferreira (Season PPG: 4.25) 7.
- BEPB, category 2: Sacha Urbing (38) 9.
- TELB, category 1: Rodrigo Rico Gomez (Season PPG: 6.42) 12; Charbel Kassouf 2; Guilherme Andrade 3.
- TELB, category 2: Juan Menacho de Gongora (Season PPG: 13.55) 23; Niels Frédérick Habran 6; Ioannis Papoulidis 4; Carlos Fabrega 1.
Coach Promitheas Peridis' side had the game's top scorer in Menacho, but Pirates' broader shot-making and a timely first-half run decided the night.
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