Revantage Europ took a tight Bascol Coupe preliminary game in Bascharage, beating Käerjeng Hoppers 52-50.
KHP had the better start. After Sean Mc Grath put REV in front 2-0, the home side answered with a strong first-quarter stretch and built an eight-point lead, 18-10, before closing the period at 18-12. Gary Pleimling (KHP) and Philippe Arens (KHP) gave the attack its early shape, while Claude Grethen (KHP) added efficient support.
The second quarter changed the game. REV found much more continuity offensively and overturned the score with a 24-point period. Elia Moussa (REV) was the central figure, scoring again and again from inside and keeping pressure on the KHP defense. Even when KHP answered through Arens and Pleimling, REV kept coming back and went into halftime ahead 36-35.
The third quarter was much slower. KHP defended better and regained a small edge at 43-41. Jérôme Willett (KHP) opened the half with three quick points, and David Galetto (KHP) also had an important basket in that spell. Both coaches saw the rhythm tighten, with every possession carrying more weight.
Early in the fourth, KHP still looked in control at 48-43. That was the key moment for REV: they replied with a 6-0 run to move in front 49-48. Grethen briefly restored the lead for KHP at 50-49, but Moussa answered once more, and Mc Grath added the final point for 52-50. REV never led by more than two, which underlined how close this one stayed.
Top performers were clear. Moussa drove the REV win with 34 points, an outstanding share of his team's total. Mc Grath added 9 and Rokas Zapasnikas (REV) scored 7. For KHP, Pleimling had 17 points and Arens 16, with Grethen contributing 6. KHP also had a difficult stretch with repeated fouls from Sam Loes (KHP) early in the second quarter and late fouls from Arens in the fourth, while REV managed the closing possessions slightly better.
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Käerjeng Hoppers