BBC East Side Pirates won 72-42 away at T71 Dudelange C in the M-U14 Division 5 Phase finale. The result moved BEP up one place to 2nd, while T71C stayed 6th. The final margin was large, but the game was competitive for three quarters.
BEP started well and built a 10-2 lead, yet T71 reacted strongly with an 11-1 run to close the first quarter in front, 13-11. That swing was driven by Tun Jungers (Season PPG: 4.05), who scored 6 points in a row, and Sami Dzinic (Season PPG: 4.64), who followed with 5 straight points.
The second quarter stayed close. Coach Gilles Poos's side regained the lead, but T71 kept responding and drew level at 24-24 before BEP took a narrow 26-24 advantage into halftime. After the break, the visitors began to separate more clearly. Tim Konstantin Focht (Season PPG: 7.78) kept the pressure on and BEP reached the last quarter with a 45-35 lead.
The decisive moment came immediately in the fourth period. BBC East Side Pirates opened it with a 12-0 run, from 45-35 to 57-35, and from there T71 could no longer get back into the game. The highest lead reached 30 points.
Focht led all scorers with 22 points, well above his season average. Philippe Meyers (Season PPG: 5.54) added 10, Edgar Charles Matti Ney (Season PPG: 3.70) scored 9, and Ben Pallmer (Season PPG: 8.23) finished with 8. BEP had six players with at least 5 points. For T71, Jungers scored 12 and matched his season best, Dzinic added 10 and also matched his season high, while 12-year-old Nohlan Wilfried Kayode Adigou from Poland contributed 8. BEP also completed the season sweep after the earlier 83-37 win in the first meeting.
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