Bascol Division 2 at lux gare saw Eurobasket pull away late to beat KPMG 74-51, a game defined by runs and a dominant fourth quarter from the visitors.
Eurobasket opened 0-8, with Valentin Mitov (EUR) striking early from deep and Laurent Olislager (EUR) adding inside points. KPMG steadied and, after trailing 11-16 at the first break, briefly flipped momentum in the second quarter: Abdessamad Jamal (KPM) hit two quick baskets, including a triple, and KPMG even led 23-20 before Olivier Maillet (EUR) and Giovanni Carandente (EUR) restored a 31-32 halftime edge.
The third was a swing: Eurobasket stretched it to 32-45 on a Mitov three before KPMG answered with a 13-0 surge Jamal from deep, Alexandre Weinand (KPM) for five straight, Asier Ugarte (KPM) from long range and Marc Akpeubi (KPM) at the rim to tie 45-45 after three.
Coach Roberto Schiano's Eurobasket then broke it open with a 29-6 fourth quarter, including a 21-2 run. Mitov caught fire (13 points in the period) while Olislager added seven more and Maillet drilled a key three. Despite three straight free throws from Weinand after consecutive Maillet fouls, Mitov closed with five unanswered points. The final margin (+23) was the night's largest.
Key numbers: both teams made eight threes, but Eurobasket's superior two-point production (23 makes to KPMG's 11) decided it. Top scorers Eurobasket: Mitov 23 (five threes), Olislager 15, Maillet 12, Carandente 8. KPMG: Jamal 14 (four threes), Weinand 13, Akpeubi 10, Ugarte 10. Captain Svajunas Piepoli (EUR) added 7, and Baptiste Bessiere (EUR) hit a timely second-quarter three. Coach Alexandre Weinand's KPMG rallied impressively in Q3 but had no answer for the visitors' late surge.
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