Amazon edged BBC BCEE 80-76 in Clausen, a close Bascol Division 1 game decided in the final minute after a tense fourth-quarter swing.
The start belonged to the visitors (0-5), but the first half settled into a balanced exchange, tied 14-14 after Q1 and 38-38 at the break. After halftime, Thierry Abdiu briefly swung momentum with five points in a row (3+2) for 43-46, only for Amazon to answer with the game's key phase: Mattia Coghetto repeatedly reached the line and Luke Feldman poured in 12 points in the third, including back-to-back twos and a late three, to build a 63-57 lead.
Early in Q4 Amazon strung together a 9-0 run Fabrizio Merlo's triple, then Francesco Cecchetto scoring four in a row, and Filippo Mancini pushing the largest lead to +13 (72-59). BCEE refused to fold: Alec Goedert's three cut it to 74-72, and Robert Brinck scored four straight late (a three and a free throw) to make it 78-76. Riccardo Visone calmly sank two free throws to seal it for the hosts.
Top performers
- Amazon: Coghetto led with 27 points, decisive at the stripe in the third. Feldman added 18 with two triples and key buckets in the pivotal run. Cecchetto chipped in 9 and timely scores on either side of the last break.
- BBC BCEE: Abdiu fired 26, hitting six three-pointers and sparking multiple runs. Brinck had 18 and late clutch scoring; Goedert 13; Claude Bemtgen 12 from steady trips to the line.
Notable sequences: Coghetto knocked down four free throws in quick succession during Amazon's third-quarter surge; Feldman and Cecchetto each had four consecutive points in crucial spots. Abdiu committed two personal fouls in a short span in Q3, feeding Amazon's bonus and Coghetto's rhythm at the line. Head coach Cecchetto's group managed the late BCEE push to emerge as the winners in a tight finish.
(AI generated)