Black Frogs Schieren overpowered Amicale Steesel B 76-54 in Steinsel, breaking the game open with a dominant 25-6 second quarter. After a balanced first period (18-17), coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' team unleashed a steady stream of transition and paint scores, driven by Matthew Jacob Libang (13), who stacked basket after basket to send FRO to a 42-24 halftime lead. AMIB's timeout midway through the second could not stem the momentum.
The third quarter was steadier (12-11 for FRO), but the gap never dipped meaningfully. AMIB found some rhythm through Atanas Atapov (Season PPG: 11.83; 11 years old, BGR), who finished with 19 and sparked multiple mini-runs early in the fourth. Yet Libang closed the door with a flurry, including six straight points to push the lead to 65-50, and FRO maintained control to the final buzzer. The highest margin reached 22 at 76-54.
Statistically, no team made a three-pointer; everything came inside or at the line. FRO converted 7 free throws, AMIB 6. Libang's 52 points stand out as a season-high performance, well supported by captain Liam Pablo Teixeira (Season PPG: 7.33) with 10 and Mark James Bautista Libang (Season PPG: 5.14) with 6. For AMIB, alongside Atapov's 19, Jona Engel (Season PPG: 7.92) added 8 and Max Reiter (Season PPG: 3.40) 7. A third-quarter sequence saw Atapov pick up a personal and then a T1, which briefly stalled AMIB's push. No player hit from deep.
In the table, AMIB remain top (2-1), while FRO jump to second with a +3 gain and a 2-0 start in the phase. Notably, Black Frogs are now on a two-game winning run after a difficult stretch earlier in the season. Coach Thorsten Freiheit's side had strong spells but couldn't recover from the decisive second-quarter run.
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