ERAB won another close phase-finale meeting with GREB, 90-86, after already taking the first duel 54-52. In the new table, GREB is 2nd and ERAB 3rd, with both teams gaining one place.
The home side set the tone early with an 8-0 start and led 25-20 after the first quarter. GREB responded well in the second period and briefly moved in front at 29-27, but coach Filip Dukic's team answered immediately. From that point, ERAB finished the half on a strong 24-13 stretch to reach 51-42. Its highest lead came later at 69-56 in the third quarter.
GREB stayed alive through balance. Harik Avanesov (Season PPG: 9.03) scored 17, Pol Elcheroth (Season PPG: 9.60) added 16, and captain Santiago Capozucca (Season PPG: 10.96) plus Egidijus Jarukaitis (Season PPG: 11.78) each had 13. Fifteen-year-old Dutch player Mats Genevaro Van den Biezenbos (Season PPG: 7.33) also scored 13 and was important in GREB's comeback phases.
ERAB had the game's main scorer in Louis Pierre Roeder (Season PPG: 6.31), who finished with 24 points and seven 3-pointers. He hit consecutive threes in the third quarter and another major basket late for 86-84. Aurel Nicula (Season PPG: 8.55) gave 17, while 17-year-old Lithuanian Kristupas Zilionis (Season PPG: 7.04) scored 14, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Finn Stoltz (Season PPG: 6.71) added 11 before fouling out.
GREB erased a 79-74 deficit with six straight points to lead 80-79, and later tied again at 86-86. In the decisive sequence, Neckel Chateau-Ducos put ERAB back in front at 88-86, and Zilionis scored the last basket of the evening.
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