PWC Luxembourg defeated BBC BIL 81-64 in Dreiborn, turning a tight start into a comfortable road win. BIL edged the first quarter 18-16, helped by a late three from Luka Jovicic (BIL), but the game pivoted decisively after the break.
Davide Pochettino (PWC) set the tone early, scoring PWC's first 12 points of the game on six straight two-point field goals. After halftime the visitors accelerated: a mid-third-quarter surge built on Ilija Delas' inside finishes, Federico Bianchi's perimeter shooting and steady free throws from Pietro Falaschi produced an 18-2 run from 40-41 to 59-42. PWC won the third period 45-30 to lead 61-48 after three and never looked back. The margin peaked at 17, a gap they matched at the final buzzer.
PWC's balance stood out. Pochettino led with 27 points (3 threes, 2 FTs), Delas added 20 with a string of baskets and free throws in the third, while Bianchi and Georgios Toulias contributed 12 each; Radhey Sham Punyani chipped in 5 with a key three. For BIL, Jovicic poured in 25 with six triples, including back-to-back threes late in the third to halt the slide briefly. Revyll-Jones Ratanga scored 15 (a late three among his makes) and David Torres Dos Santos added 13 (three triples), with Arnaud Gallais on 7.
Carlos Alegret Ros' side controlled the tempo once they seized momentum, and Claude Victor's BIL could not generate a sustained response in the fourth (20-16 PWC). Falaschi and Carlos Galan (PWC) reached four fouls, as did Jovicic for BIL, but no one fouled out.
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