Black Frogs Schieren controlled Arantia Larochette B 67-31 in Schieren in the Phase finale round-robin (Aller/game 2), building the win early and never letting go. The hosts exploded to 24-9 after the first quarter behind a remarkable personal start from Matthew Jacob Libang (FRO): he scored Black Frogs' first 20 points of the game and finished the night with 40. Arantia called a timeout mid-first (6th minute) to halt the momentum, but Libang kept rolling.
By halftime it was 40-17 (16-8 in Q2). The third quarter settled it: Black Frogs opened the half with a 14-0 run to push the gap to 54-17 and closed the period up 58-21 (18-4 in Q3). The largest lead reached +39 at 60-21 at the start of the fourth. Arantia took the final quarter 10-9, but the outcome was long decided.
Beyond Libang's 40, Black Frogs had balanced support from Jo Ferreira (6), Dave Ferreira Alves (Season PPG: 3.20) with 6, Milio Ilan Rosati (5) and Mark James Bautista Libang (5). Captain Liam Pablo Teixeira added 2, while Edgar Furtado Correia (2) and Anid Livnjak (1) also chipped in. Under coach Diogo Jesus Lopes, the Frogs' defense limited Arantia to 21 points through three quarters.
For Arantia, Leo Rodrigues led with 11, backed by Vasco Vitorino dos Santos (6), the 13-year-old Portuguese guard who found a few gaps after the break. Pablo Matias added 5, with Tunn Van Meel and Enaël Jonathan Rodrigues Pinto scoring 4 each, and Kian Bento Rocha 1. Coach Jonas Levickas' team showed late resilience but could not overcome the early deficit.
Form-wise, Black Frogs have now backed up their previous win after a tough run earlier in the season. In the updated Phase finale standings, Arantia Larochette B remain first (1-1), Black Frogs Schieren sit second (1-0).
(AI generated)