Staater Léiwen took a close 67-60 road win at BBC BIL after controlling many of the key stretches. The visitors trailed 10-4 early, but they settled quickly, closed the first quarter in front 21-17, and reached a 7-point lead at 24-17 early in the second.
BIL answered well. From 26-33, the home side produced a 7-0 run to level at 33-33, with David Torres dos Santos (BIL) and Kees Frijters (BIL) helping to change the tempo. Even so, SLW stayed composed and still held a 37-35 edge at the break.
The third quarter remained balanced. BIL moved ahead 45-44, and Dany Deaibes (BIL) had an important scoring burst in that phase. But the momentum turned again when two technical fouls hit the home team in the same sequence; Staater Léiwen finished the quarter on a 6-0 run for a 50-45 lead.
BIL stayed in touch in the fourth. Hugo Villette (BIL) cut it to 51-52, and later Torres dos Santos buried back-to-back 3-pointers to bring BIL within 58-59. That was one of the crucial moments. Staater Léiwen answered immediately and handled the closing minutes better. Dan Mathes (SLW) was decisive there, including 7 late points in a row, as the visitors stretched the margin back out. BIL also lost Villette on fouls in the last period.
Torres dos Santos led BIL with 18 points, all coming from six 3-pointers. Deaibes added 14, while Villette and Marc Haykal (BIL) scored 10 each. For coach Laurent Ley's side, Mathes and José Junior Andrade Monteiro (SLW) both finished with 16 points, Kevin Andrade Alves added 14, and Louis Meyer had 11.
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