BBC Käldall won 85-74 in Schieren, splitting the season head-to-head after Black Frogs Schieren B had taken the first meeting 58-48. The visitors built the game on a commanding start (8-20 after the first quarter) and controlled the pace late despite a strong Black Frogs surge in the third.
Käldall's early cushion grew again right after halftime, but the game flipped briefly when Bob Hirt hit a three and Max Brouscher followed to push the hosts in front 50-47. That momentum didn't last. The turning point came mid-third quarter: Florian Briwa (25, FRA) strung together nine consecutive points two twos, a three, then another two to swing a 56-58 game into a 56-65 lead. From there, Käldall managed the gap, and in the fourth, Ralph Anthony Lana added a late dagger with back-to-back threes for a 69-85 maximum margin.
For Käldall, Lana (Season PPG: 22.67) delivered 29 points and was impactful throughout with multiple trips to the line and timely long-range shooting. Steven Mersch (30, 1.87m) added 18, steadying the offense at key moments, while Briwa finished with 21, including that decisive personal run. Christian Michael Holman chipped in 7. Käldall absorbed two unsportsmanlike fouls (U2) in the second half Rémy Fortes in Q3 and Ahmed Tidiane Dieye in Q4 yet responded immediately with scoring bursts, notably Lana's closing threes.
Black Frogs leaned on Daniel Freichel (Season PPG: 14.83), who poured in 26 and carried stretches of the offense. Hirt Bob (Season PPG: 5.21) hit from deep and reached 14, and Brouscher (Season PPG: 12.50) added 14. Daniel Kemp (Season PPG: 6.80) knocked down three triples for 11. Coach Hirt's team fought back to within one possession in the third but couldn't sustain stops during the decisive run.
In the standings, Black Frogs remain 3rd and Käldall 7th. Käldall, under coach Chomel, have now won two straight after a tough sequence of defeats, while Black Frogs continue to alternate results. The visitors' highest lead was 16 late in the fourth.
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