PWC Luxembourg won 72-50 over BBC BIL after a game that changed completely in the second quarter. BIL started better and led 20-17 after 10 minutes, with Revyll-Jones Ratanga (BIL) and Pierre-Yves Elong Mbassi (BIL) giving the visitors good early scoring. Davide Pochettino (PWC) kept the home side close with a strong first period.
The decisive stretch came in the second quarter. PWC opened with an 8-0 run to move in front, and after BIL scored to make it 25-21, the home team closed the half on a 16-0 burst for 41-22. From the end of the first quarter, that was a 24-1 sequence. Pietro Falaschi (PWC) brought immediate impact in that phase, and Pochettino (PWC) stayed aggressive around the basket.
Pochettino (PWC) finished as top scorer for the winners with 17 points. Falaschi (PWC) added 10, Carlos Galan (PWC) 9, and Pierre-Alexandre Robert (PWC) 8. PWC then pushed the gap to its highest level at 55-24 in the third quarter.
For BIL, Ratanga (BIL) was the main offensive reference with 22 points, well supported by Elong Mbassi (BIL) with 15 and Dany Deaibes (BIL) with 11. The visitors were better again in the last quarter, which they edged 18-17, but the earlier damage was too large. Borui Xiao (PWC) scored 4 late points, while PWC managed the game despite foul trouble, with Galan (PWC), Radhey Sham Punyani (PWC) and Mario Anic (PWC) all fouling out. The game also included unsportsmanlike fouls on Tommaso Ruben Semprini (PWC) and Arnaud Gallais (BIL).
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