T71 Dudelange C controlled the decisive phases and won 87-54 in Berbourg, keeping first place and extending their unbeaten run in M-U16 Division 5: Phase 1. BBC East Side Pirates B, despite the defeat, moved up one place to 4th.
Christophe Ney's team began well and led 4-0, then 9-6. Stefan Jankovic (BEPB) scored 7 of the first 11 home points and gave BEPB early rhythm. The first real swing came when T71C answered with 9 straight points, turning 9-6 into 15-9. Lorenzo Magoum (Season PPG: 14.83), Lucas Mutambayi Tshibambi (Season PPG: 10.40) and Jules Wirion (Season PPG: 10.40) were active in that stretch, although BEPB stayed close at 19-23 after one quarter.
The visitors pushed again at the start of the second period with another 9-0 run, from 23-19 to 32-19. BEPB reacted through the 11-year-old Petar Jankovic (BEPB), whose scoring helped reduce the gap to 32-38 at halftime.
The game opened up in the third quarter. T71C started the half with a 12-0 run for 50-32, then later added 9 unanswered points to go from 52-38 to 61-38. That was the crucial sequence. Ian Hulten (T71C) also committed two fouls in quick succession in that quarter.
Pol Becker's side had four main scorers: Ivan Barbic (Season PPG: 12.63) with 22, Magoum 21, Mutambayi Tshibambi 18 and Adriano Coelho Gomes (T71C) 17. For BEPB, Stefan Jankovic (BEPB) finished with 21, Petar Jankovic added 12, and Henrique Mota Timoteo de Lima (Season PPG: 2.20), Ben Pallmer (BEPB) and Felix Saeul (Season PPG: 4.43) supported the offense. T71C's highest lead reached 33 points, while BEPB are now on a two-game losing streak.
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