Second-placed BBC East Side Pirates B stayed unbeaten and won 55-34 at fourth-placed Black Star Mersch B. Coach Stephane Roger Said's team built the game in clear phases and did not trail.
BEPB opened sharply with a 9-0 run through Noémie Hengel (BEPB), Stéphanie Poos (BEPB) and Edona Ademi (BEPB). BSMB found better rhythm later in the first quarter, with Jill Van der Weken (BSMB), Kina Thill (BSMB), Mélanie Ladroye (BSMB) and Dana Lisa Richartz (BSMB) cutting the gap back to 10-14.
The away side created the first real break in the second period. From 10-14, BEPB went on a 6-0 burst to 10-20. BSMB responded through Jill Fischbach (BSMB) from the line and Van der Weken, but after the home team had reduced it to 18-27, Nina Schmit (BEPB) hit a late three for an 18-30 halftime lead.
The decisive stretch came after the break. BSMB scored first for 20-30, yet BEPB answered with a 10-0 run to 20-40. Lynn Frank (BEPB) was central in that sequence and finished with a game-high 15 points. Schmit and Jennifer Ferring (BEPB) added 10 each, while Ademi scored 9.
BEPB pushed the margin to its highest point at 55-24 early in the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run carried by Frank, Samantha Lizardo (BEPB), Schmit and Ferring. Coach Erik Daling's team reacted late with a 10-0 closing stretch. Ladroye led BSMB with 10 points, Van der Weken had 7, Richartz and Thill scored 6 each, and Anna Mayer (31, DEU) added 2.
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