BBC East Side Pirates controlled Racing Luxembourg 60-47 in Wasserbillig, building steadily after a tight first half. Racing edged the opening quarter 16-17, helped by a late three from Jil Mathis (Season PPG: 7.42). Pirates' captain Nina Schmit (Season PPG: 7.83) had opened their account with an early triple.
The game pivoted late in the third. Trailing 29-31 after Estelle Sand's (Season PPG: 13.36) three, BEP strung together a 10-0 run: Denise Kirsche (Season PPG: 10.92), two free throws from Lea Christmann (Season PPG: 12.20), another Schmit three and a Christmann three for 39-31. Marie-Lou Haentges responded with back-to-back baskets to cut it to 41-35 heading into the fourth.
Racing threatened at 46-43 after scores by Jil Schmit and Olivia Hoffmann (1.85m; Season PPG: 8.92), but BEP closed on a 14-4 burst. Christmann's wing three, Lynn Frank's timely triple and interior finishes from Kirsche restored a double-digit cushion, with the 13-point final margin also the game's largest. Note: an earlier Ferring three in the fourth was corrected off the board, as was a second-quarter Bormann three to a two.
Top performers - BEP: Jennifer Ferring (16; Season PPG: 10.08) was steady throughout, Kirsche (15, 28, DEU) scored in key moments, and Christmann (13, 23, DEU) hit big shots in the second half. Schmit added 11, Frank 5. Racing: Haentges (12; Season PPG: 10.00) and Hoffmann (12) matched Sand's 11, while Mathis had 5 and Daisy Bormann 3. Racing's front line wrestled with foul trouble (Hoffmann and Haentges 4 each, Jackie Diederich 4), and Frank (BEP) also finished on four.
In the table, Pirates climb to 4th (+3), while Racing remain 3rd. BEP's win helps them steady after a recent rough patch; Racing's solid season continues despite this setback. Coaches: Stéphane Roger Said (BEP) and Wojciech Daniel Kubis (RAC).
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