Team Teaching controlled BBC BCEE 73-63 in Oberanven, building the cushion with a decisive first quarter and managing each CEE surge thereafter. After briefly trailing 10-11, TEA closed the opening period on a 16-2 tear to lead 26-13, their largest margin (+13). CEE responded in the second with a 6-0 burst to 28-19, but coach Engel's side steadied to reach half-time 41-30.
The third quarter brought the closest swing. Two quick baskets by Robert Brinck and back-to-back threes from Claude Bemtgen and Thierry Abdiu cut it to 44-40, but a technical on Pierre Hoffmann yielded three straight free throws for Xavier Engel, and a timely Mathis Weyrich triple re-established separation at 47-40. TEA entered the last period up 56-47.
CEE's last push came late: after Alec Goedert trimmed it and Brinck converted three free throws in a row to bring it to 67-61, TEA answered decisively. Weyrich buried a three, then Luc Kirpach added another from deep for 73-61 to settle it.
Engel (29) led all scorers and set the tone from the tip, supported by Weyrich M. (13), Daniel Weyrich (9) and Kirpach (8), who overcame fourth-quarter foul trouble to hit a key three. For CEE, Brinck (20) carried the attack throughout, with Bemtgen (11), Abdiu (12) and Goedert (9) adding spurts. Hoffmann's third-quarter technical was a turning point that fueled TEA's reply. Coach Koster's group repeatedly cut into the deficit, but TEA's answers at the end of Q1, mid-Q3 and in the closing minutes defined the game's evolution.
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