BBC BIL controlled this Bascol Division 3 game from the opening minutes and beat Eurobasket B 89-45 in Dreiborn. The home side set the tone with a 12-3 start and finished the first quarter 19-9. Dany Deaibes (BIL) provided the first offensive push with 8 early points, while Hugo Villette (BIL) scored inside despite picking up two personal fouls in the period.
The second quarter shaped the game. Eurobasket B stayed relatively close at 19-12 and later 29-16, mainly through Rimgaudas Greicius (EURB), but BBC BIL answered with an 8-0 burst from 33-18 to 41-18. Revyll-Jones Ratanga (BIL) and Luka Jovicic (BIL) were central in that sequence, and the hosts went to halftime with a clear 43-20 lead.
After the break, EURB opened with 4 straight points, cutting the gap to 43-24, but BIL reacted immediately with an 8-0 run to 51-24. The home team then added another strong stretch and reached 64-28 by the end of the third quarter. Coach Arnaud Paul Groven's team consistently punished every small opening.
Jovicic was the main difference all evening with 35 points, built on 10 made 2-pointers and 5 made 3-pointers. Louis Laudois (BIL) added 18 points, Deaibes 15, Villette 12, and Ratanga 8.
For Eurobasket B, Greicius led with 18 points, Silke Barbe Hoskens (EURB) scored 12, and Valentin Mitov (EURB) added 7. Coach Baptiste Bessiere's side had a better offensive fourth quarter, but BIL still won that period 25-17 and pushed the margin to its highest point, 44, at the final buzzer.
(AI generated)