Gréngewald Hueschtert B, now up one place to 5th, took control in the decisive phases and beat 12th-placed Black Star Mersch B 74-58 in Oberanven. GREB also completed the season sweep after its earlier 81-76 away win.
The home side had the better first quarter at 20-14, with Luca Pividor (Season PPG: 16.00) setting the tone immediately. He hit four three-pointers in the opening period and GREB produced a 9-0 run to move from 5-6 to 14-6. BSMB stayed in contact and had its best spell before halftime: after trailing 16-25, Lisa Hilges' team answered with 9 straight points to level at 25-25. GREB still went into the break in front, 28-25.
The game changed completely after halftime. Ricky Easterling's team opened the third quarter with 14 unanswered points, stretching the score from 28-25 to 42-25. That sequence broke the balance of the game, and GREB won the quarter 24-8. The lead later reached 23 points in the fourth quarter. BSMB reacted with a better final period, 25-22, but never got close enough to threaten the result.
Mika Demuth (Season PPG: 13.67) finished with a game-high 21 points for GREB and was a major factor in that third-quarter surge. Pividor ended with 18 points and six three-pointers. Robyn Schumacher (Season PPG: 11.14) added 13, and Yannick Peffer (Season PPG: 6.50) scored 11.
For BSMB, captain Pol Rodesch (Season PPG: 15.56) led the offense with 19 points and kept scoring in clusters in the fourth quarter. Daniel Gölhausen (Season PPG: 7.10) contributed 11, while Luca Testori Ep. Diber (36) gave 10 and Erik Daling (36, 1.94m, NLD) added 6. GREB now has back-to-back wins, while BSMB remains at 1-20.
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