Black Frogs Schieren C edged North Fox B 64-62 in Reuler, a two-point game decided at the line. The visitors controlled the first half and pushed their lead to a dozen early in the third (31-43), but North Fox roared back after the break. With Raphael Johan Nkoa (Season PPG: 14.33) attacking relentlessly and Dozie Bowei (25, Nigeria) chipping in, the hosts opened the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run to lead 56-49.
Black Frogs answered immediately: a 13-0 burst flipped the game to 58-63. Bob Hirt strung together three straight free throws and later added a key basket, while Jaylson Ribeiro-Goncalves (16 points) hit back-to-back field goals to spark the swing. In the final minute, North Fox stayed alive at the stripe through Nils Rob (14 points, Season PPG: 16.00) and Dzenan Muratovic, but Jerry Valente coolly sank the last free throw for 62-64 the game winner.
Key performers
- Black Frogs: Ribeiro-Goncalves led with 16 (matching his season high), Valente added 15 and led on-court and from the bench, and Hirt had 12 before fouling out late after an influential fourth-quarter stretch. André Do Patrocinio do Couto scored 8 and earned early points at the line.
- North Fox: Nkoa topped the hosts with 15, including 6 during the early fourth-quarter surge. Rob's late free throws kept them within one possession, and coach Fábio Samuel Mauricio Gomes (11 points, Season PPG: 12.86) was central to the third-quarter response. Bowei (10) battled before fouling out after a technical in the third.
Game notes
- Runs that shaped the result: FOXB 10-0 to start Q4 (from 46-49 to 56-49); FROC 13-0 in reply (58-50 to 58-63).
- Head-to-head now split 1-1 this season (North Fox won the first, 61-56, in Schieren).
- In the standings, North Fox B remain first, while Black Frogs Schieren C climb to second and extend their winning streak to four.
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