At Lux Gare, CGDIS Luxembourg controlled Eurobasket B 74-46, building the gap with two decisive surges. Eurobasket B opened 7-2 after early baskets by Nikolaos Panagos and Baptiste Bessiere, but CGDIS replied with an 11-0 run to 7-13 fueled by Jo Schumacher's back-to-back twos and Jérôme Käfer's inside finish. The visitors closed the first quarter up 16-21.
The game broke open in the second period. From 20-26, CGDIS rattled off a 16-0 run to 20-42: Schumacher, Michael Mputu, Käfer, Christophe Theiss and Jim Sauber all scored in succession, mixing free throws and high-percentage twos. Eurobasket B stopped the bleeding only in the final minute before halftime through Panagos and a three by Svajunas Piepolis.
After the break, EURB briefly trimmed it to 29-42 with baskets from Konstantinos Ntontis and Marc Van Eechaute, but CGDIS immediately reasserted control and kept the margin above 20 for most of the second half. The largest lead reached 28, which also stood as the final difference. A late four-point burst by Schumacher (1+3) and steady free throws from Käfer sealed it. Piepolis picked up a technical foul in the fourth quarter.
CGDIS spread the scoring: Käfer led with 18, Schumacher added 14 (including those momentum plays in Q1 and Q4), Theiss 12, Mputu 9, Sauber 8, Joe Berwick 7 off the bench, and Jérôme Gardin 6. For Eurobasket B under coach Svajunas Piepolis, the captain topped the hosts with 11 (two early free throws and a second-quarter three), helped by Valentin Mitov's 7, while Ntontis, Van Eechaute and Bessiere each had 6. Panagos, who started well, was hampered by two quick personals in the second quarter and finished with four fouls. CGDIS, coached by Mputu, dictated the tempo with long scoring stretches that decided the night.
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Eurobasket B