Eurobasket B defeated AS CFL 77-60 after taking firm control through the middle part of the game. The contest was only briefly level at 6-6 in the first quarter, with CFL captain Patrick Walravens (CFL) answering the early Eurobasket baskets from Luca Martinelli (EURB) and Domas Savickas (EURB). EURB then finished the opening period with a 12-3 surge to go up 18-9.
The second quarter started to separate the teams. Rimgaudas Greicius (EURB) went on a major shooting stretch, scoring 15 points in the period and hitting five 3-pointers in the quarter alone. Eurobasket's attack kept flowing from 18-11 to 41-28 by halftime, and Savickas added an important personal run with 6 consecutive points.
The decisive phase came after the break. Eurobasket opened the third quarter with a 5-0 burst and later produced another strong run to stretch the score from 48-31 to 66-36. That sequence gave EURB its highest lead of the night at 30 points. Savickas was the key figure in that stretch with 11 points in the quarter, while Marc Van Eechaute (EURB) added timely scoring.
CFL did respond in the last quarter and won it 21-11. Walravens kept pushing, and Paul Thinnes (CFL) found his rhythm late, including two 3-pointers in the final minutes. Still, the gap created in the second and third quarters was too large.
Walravens was the standout for CFL with 34 points, including 8 three-pointers. Jeff Besch (CFL) and Thinnes each added 12. Eurobasket had the more balanced offense, led by Greicius with 26 points and 6 threes, Savickas with 22, Van Eechaute with 10, and useful support from Valentin Mitov (EURB) with 7.
(AI generated)