Bascharage Hedgehogs took a second win over North Fox this season, 62-53, after their earlier 69-68 success. In the Phase finale table, BAS moved up two places to 3rd at 3-3, while FOX stayed 6th at 1-5.
The game turned quickly after FOX led 4-2. Coach Veljko Dragasevic's team answered with an 18-5 finish to the first quarter for a 20-9 lead. Gil Schmit (Season PPG: 23.67), the 16-year-old captain, set the tone early, and Mathis Fischer (Season PPG: 3.40) gave strong support with two first-quarter threes.
FOX reacted well in the second period. Fynn Schlechter (Season PPG: 9.62) and Dzenan Muratovic (Season PPG: 23.33) carried the scoring and cut the gap, but BAS still held a 36-28 advantage at halftime. Schmit kept producing from the line and from deep, and BAS stayed in front after the third quarter, 47-37.
The crucial swing came in the fourth. FOX produced 11 unanswered points to go from 37-47 to 48-47, with Raphael Johan Nkoa (Season PPG: 15.60) and Schlechter helping Muratovic in that run. For a moment, coach Charel Linden's side had taken back control.
BAS answered like the winner of a close game. Schmit tied it and pushed BAS back ahead, then Alessandro Goncalves da Cruz (Season PPG: 6.63) and Mateo Bogatu (Season PPG: 5.71) added key baskets. From 48-47 down, BAS went on a decisive 15-5 closing stretch, including the last 7 points of the game.
Schmit finished with 24 points, Fischer added 14, and Goncalves da Cruz scored 11. For FOX, Schlechter had 18, Muratovic 17, and Nkoa 9. Johanns committed three fouls in the last quarter as FOX tried to stay attached to the game.
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