League leaders Amicale Steesel C escaped from Berbourg with a 71-68 win over BBC East Side Pirates B, a result that kept AMIC first at 13-2 and left BEPB 8th at 5-10. Amicale are now on a four-game winning run, while the Pirates B have dropped a fourth straight game.
The game changed sharply after an even first quarter (16-16). Amicale opened the second period with 8 unanswered points, all sparked by Ken Konrath (Season PPG: 8.45), and built the game from there. The visitors reached a 17-point cushion at their best and went to the break up 44-29, with Konrath already dictating the tempo and Gil Majerus (Season PPG: 16.38) stretching the floor.
East Side Pirates B reacted strongly after halftime. Michel Mathieu (Season PPG: 12.64) took over the third quarter and scored 14 points in that period, while Larry Da Luz Ep. Harris (Season PPG: 17.25) kept the pressure on. BEPB won the quarter 24-14 and turned a 15-point halftime deficit into a 58-53 game entering the fourth.
The last quarter stayed tight. Claude Schroeder (Season PPG: 7.88) pushed BEPB in front 59-58 and later 68-67, but Amicale answered each time. Maximilien Lamesch (Season PPG: 15.82) and Konrath produced the key late scores, and after Lamesch fouled out in the final minute, Tom Kapgen (Season PPG: 9.22) added the last point for the 71-68 margin.
Top scorers were Mathieu with 28 and Da Luz Ep. Harris with 24 for BEPB; Konrath led AMIC with 22, ahead of Majerus' 15 and Lamesch's 12. Philippe Koeune (28, 1.82m, LUX) also gave Amicale a useful third-quarter three.
(AI generated)