BBC East Side Pirates kept first place and improved to 2-0 with a clear 114-67 home win over Racing Luxembourg, a game that changed sharply after a balanced opening quarter.
Racing, coached by Uros Niksic, started well. Levi Balde (RAC), Gabriel Guillen (RAC) and Henrik Piirsalu (RAC) helped the visitors build a 21-15 lead late in the first period. BEP then finished the quarter on a 9-0 run to turn the score to 24-21. Stefan Jankovic (BEP) was already central in that swing and scored 7 points in a row for his team during that closing stretch.
The second quarter decided the game. Gilles Poos' team won it 35-8. BEP first pushed from 24-21 to 31-21, then later produced a 12-0 run from 38-25 to 50-25. From 31-23 to halftime, the Pirates outscored Racing 28-6. At the break, the home side had full control at 59-29.
Racing reacted at the start of the third quarter and cut the margin to 59-35 with quick baskets from Guillen (RAC) and Balde (RAC). That was the visitors' best moment after halftime. BEP answered through Stefan Jankovic (BEP), Nicolas Nestgen (BEP) and Dzan Ahmetovic (BEP), and the lead grew again to 88-50 after three quarters.
The fourth quarter followed the same pattern, with the gap peaking at 47 points.
Top performers stood out clearly. Stefan Jankovic (BEP) finished with 55 points, while Nicolas Nestgen (BEP) added 31 and Ahmetovic (BEP) scored 11. For Racing, Piirsalu (RAC) had 15 points, while Balde (RAC) and Guillen (RAC) each scored 13. Racing still moved up to second place in the standings, gaining three positions despite the loss.
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