Amazon controlled this Bascol Division 1 game from the start and beat PWC Luxembourg 59-50 in Clausen.
The key stretch came in the opening period. After the score was 2-2, Amazon put together a 9-0 run to go up 11-2, then closed the quarter with another 9 unanswered points for a 24-9 lead. Mattia Coghetto (AMZ) was immediately important with 7 first-quarter points, while Erik Jenchenne (AMZ) added steady scoring inside that early advantage.
Amazon even pushed the gap to 29-9 early in the second quarter, their biggest lead of the night at 20 points. PWC reacted well after that. Bryan Schwechheimer (PWC), Ilija Delas (PWC) and Shpat Musa (PWC) helped cut the margin, and PWC won the second quarter 17-14 to stay alive at 38-26 at halftime.
The third quarter brought another crucial moment. PWC reduced the deficit to 42-32, but Amazon answered with a 9-0 run to move to 51-32. Coghetto finished with 14 points, Jenchenne with 13 and Emanuel Loncaric (AMZ) with 12, giving Amazon three reliable scorers. Delas matched that consistency for PWC with 13 points, Schwechheimer scored 11 and Musa added 10.
PWC kept pressing. Across the end of the third and start of the fourth, they produced 8 points in a row to reach 51-40. Later, they cut it to 58-50, keeping the finish honest. Luke Feldman (AMZ) was decisive late, scoring 7 of his 8 points in the fourth quarter, and Jenchenne added the last point of the game.
Amazon's first-quarter edge shaped the whole contest, while PWC's late chase never fully erased that opening damage.
(AI generated)