Bascol Division 4 - At Clausen, Eur. Investment Bank B beat Aztec Financial 50-41 after a fourth-quarter surge.
EIBB controlled the start. Fotios Kalantzis opened with two quick baskets and, with Enrico F. Ribeiro de Castro adding, the visitors raced to 0-6 and a 5-15 first-quarter lead. AZT failed to make a field goal in the opening period, all five points coming from the stripe, mostly via Krzysztof Radzimski.
The hosts regrouped in the second quarter (12-6) behind Radzimski's two inside scores and baskets from Savvas Leventis Giannas and Ioannis Maroudas, trimming the gap to 17-21 at halftime. The game grew physical: EIBB's captain took an early unsportsmanlike foul in Q1 and Antonio Sanchez received a technical in Q2, but the visitors kept their nose in front.
The third quarter stayed tight. Michalis Zournatzis hit from deep and Eleftherios Akritas buried a three to level at 27-27, only for Sanchez to answer with back-to-back buckets. EIBB led 30-33 entering the last ten minutes.
Mindaugas Guobys then struck with consecutive baskets for 30-37, but AZT countered: Akritas scored and Leventis Giannas produced five straight points (a three and a drive) to tie it at 37-37. From there EIBB closed on a decisive 13-4 run. Guobys again scored four in a row, Sanchez and Foivos Marias added, and Kalantzis sealed it late. AZT timeouts in the third and mid-fourth couldn't halt the momentum.
Top performers: for EIBB, Kalantzis (14) and Guobys (14) led the scoring, with Sanchez adding 10 despite foul trouble. For AZT, Radzimski had 14 and Leventis Giannas 11, including the fourth-quarter burst, while Zournatzis chipped in with a three and a late two. EIBB managed multiple players on four fouls and still finished strong. Coach Nicolae Predescu's side led by as many as 10 and found answers when the game was tied in the fourth; AZT coach Chatzimousi's team fought back but couldn't sustain the momentum.
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