AS Soleuvre C overturned a six-point halftime deficit and beat BBC East Side Pirates B 79-73 in Zolwer, winning a close one behind a dominant fourth quarter (25-13). The Pirates controlled the opening phases: Claude Schroeder (Season PPG: 7.33) opened with three straight baskets for BEPB's first six points, and after the break Larry Da Luz Harris (Season PPG: 17.3) drilled back-to-back threes to push the visitors ahead by as many as 10 (36-46). At the half it was 31-37.
The third quarter traded blows threes from Daniel Kunz (Season PPG: 6.92) and Vincent Sunnen (Season PPG: 20.83) set the tone, while Gilles Gerstmann (Season PPG: 6.4) kept SOLC within range. Early in the fourth BEPB still led 71-64 after a Patrick Weis (BEPB) triple and Tony Martins Ferreira's inside finish. Coach Tim Geiben's side then flipped the game with a 15-2 closing run: Sunnen hit a big three (67-71), 17-year-old Lex Lahure (SOLC) splashed from deep (70-71), and Julien Kuhn (Season PPG: 5.5) buried the go-ahead three for 73-72. Gerstmann added a crucial two (75-73) and Sunnen calmly knocked down four straight free throws to seal it, as BEPB's team fouls piled up.
For SOLC, Sunnen (15) led the core alongside Pit Heinz (12; Season PPG: 12.9) and Gerstmann (12). Captain Tim Geiben (9; Season PPG: 3.39) chipped in, while Kuhn (12) was the key contributor outside the core with that late dagger. Jérémy Le Marchand (9; Season PPG: 7.09) picked up an unsportsmanlike in Q2 and later fouled out, but the hosts absorbed the blow.
BEPB's club-trained group spread the scoring: Da Luz Harris (13), Schroeder (12), Michel Mathieu (10; Season PPG: 11.56), Martins Ferreira (10; Season PPG: 4.52) and Christophe Conter (9; Season PPG: 9.55).
SOLC stays 3rd (9-4) and extends its winning streak to seven. BEPB sits 7th (5-8). The season head-to-head is now split 1-1 after the Pirates' 60-52 win in the first meeting. Coach Tony Martins' team led for long stretches but couldn't withstand the late surge.
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