Eurobasket B controlled matters at lux gare, beating Staater Léiwen 77-51 in Bascol Division 3. The visitors opened on a 7-0 burst and never trailed, building a 20-10 first-quarter lead behind a red-hot Rimgaudas Greicius, who poured in 12 points in the opening period, including a three and steady free throws. With Domas Savickas and captain Svajunas Piepolis adding timely scores, Eurobasket stretched the margin to 37-19 at half.
SLW's second quarter was disrupted by fouls Louis Meyer picked up an early P2, and Yanis Bucci collected two P2s in quick succession while Savickas kept scoring at the stripe and from mid-range. After the break, coach Ley's side produced its best spell: Sven Bartholomey (SLW) hit a two and a three in quick succession, and Dan Mathes (SLW) added a triple to push a 19-point third quarter. Each time the hosts threatened, Laurent Olislager answered he strung together six straight Eurobasket points (two free throws and two baskets) to steady the visitors, who led 61-38 after three.
In the fourth, Bartholomey stayed aggressive and Meyer (SLW) connected from deep, but Savickas closed it with a late three as Eurobasket reached its largest lead of 26 at the buzzer. The visitors did their damage inside: 27 made two-pointers and 14 free throws, while SLW's five made threes couldn't bridge the gap.
Top performers: Savickas (22, including the final triple) and Greicius (20) powered Eurobasket, supported by Konstantinos Ntontis (10), Piepolis (8) and Olislager (8). For SLW, Bartholomey (SLW) led with 19, Mathes (SLW) added 14, Bucci (SLW) 8 and Meyer (SLW) 7. Greicius played through four fouls; Mathes and Meyer also finished on four. Coach Piepolis' fast start set the tone; coach Ley's adjustments lifted SLW in the third but the cushion held.
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Staater Léiwen