BBC East Side Pirates B controlled Telstar Hesperange B 66-52 in MDivision 3 at holleschb2/terrain 1, riding a steady game evolution and timely perimeter shooting. Telstar started fast behind the 31yearold Ioannis Papoulidis (TELB), who poured in 6 of the hosts' first 9 points and 9 in Q1, but the Pirates closed the opening period 17-19 after three late triples (two by Tony Martins Ferreira and one by Larry Da Luz Harris).
BEPB's second quarter was decisive: a 11-3 push flipped 22-21 into 25-32, powered by Christophe Conter (BEPB), Claude Schroeder (BEPB) and Marc Schonckert (BEPB). Halftime: 34-41. Early in Q3 the visitors struck a 7-0 run (Daniel Kunz, Da Luz Harris, Sacha Urbing) to the night's largest lead, 34-48 (+14). Telstar briefly answered as Joao Guilherme Iatarola strung together 4 straight points before Papoulidis' triple made it 44-51 after three.
In the last quarter, playercoach Tony Martins Ferreira (Season PPG: 4.20) buried his third three for 44-55, and Conter added backtoback twos for 46-59, keeping BEPB in control despite a T on Urbing and an unsportsmanlike on Papoulidis. Michel Mathieu fouled out in the fourth, but the Pirates' defense held.
Top performers
- BEPB (group 1): Larry Da Luz Harris (15), Claude Schroeder (9), Tony Martins Ferreira (9), Christophe Conter (8), Michel Mathieu (6), Marc Schonckert (5), Daniel Kunz (6), Steve Dostert (1).
- BEPB (group 2): Sacha Urbing (7).
- TELB (group 1): Rodrigo Rico Gomez (10).
- TELB (group 2): Ioannis Papoulidis (18), Promitheas Peridis (7), Carlos Fabrega Zurita (5), Joao Guilherme Iatarola (4), Juan Menacho de Gongora (3), Vasileios Nikolopoulos (2), Romain Guillaume Malterre (3).
Streaks and table: BEPB extends to two straight wins and climbs to 1st. Telstar falls to 03 (now 9th).
(AI generated)