Amazon took a 74-66 win over EIBA in Clausen after a game with clear momentum swings. EIBA started the sharper side, largely through Miguel Llevenes (EIBA), who produced 12 points in the first quarter. Amazon had Fabrizio Merlo commit two fouls in a row early, yet stayed close and even led 15-10 before EIBA finished the period on a 9-2 run for 19-17.
The away side looked in control in the second quarter. Llevenes stayed aggressive, Drini Manjani added interior scoring, and Lan Horvat Kovac stretched the floor as EIBA built its best lead at 38-26. Amazon's reaction before halftime changed the tone of the game: an 11-0 run, mainly through Riccardo Visone and Merlo, brought the score back to 38-37.
That sequence carried into the third period. After EIBA briefly made it 39-37, Amazon answered with a strong stretch to 55-43. Luke Feldman (AMZ) hit major three-pointers, Lorenzo Merci scored efficiently around the basket and from outside, and Amazon won the quarter 18-9.
In the last quarter, Amazon created the game's highest lead at 62-49 and later 70-57. EIBA still kept the game alive. Manjani and Llevenes led a 7-0 push to cut the gap to 70-64, making Amazon the winner of a still-close game only in the final minutes. After Feldman's unsportsmanlike foul had given EIBA extra life, Blas Moreno Rodriguez scored an important basket for 72-64. A late technical foul on Llevenes then helped Merlo add the last Amazon points.
Amazon had strong balance with Feldman 17 points, Visone 16, Merci 15 and Merlo 13. EIBA relied heavily on Manjani's 24 points and Llevenes' 22, with Horvat Kovac adding 10.
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