Black Frogs Schieren C controlled the game in Mersch from the tip and beat Black Star Mersch C, 70-33. A 10-20 first quarter set the tone: after BSMC had closed to 10-14, FROC finished the period on a 6-0 run. In the second frame, BSMC briefly cut it to 16-25, but FROC answered again and closed the half 19-36, capped by free throws from Daniel Freichel (31, 1.90m) and Andr Do Patrocinio do Couto (31, 1.83m, PRT).
The decisive stretch came after the break, with BSMC limited to just three points in the third quarter (22-46). Early in the fourth, Freichel poured in seven consecutive points to push the lead to 22-55, and Bob Hirt (40) added six straight (1+2+3) to stretch it to 26-63, FROC's biggest margin of the night at +37. FROC closed it out with balanced scoring and a 24-point fourth quarter.
Freichel led FROC with 19 points, supported by Hirt's 13, Do Patrocinio do Couto's 11 and Manuel Delgado Ferreira (41, PRT) with 11. For BSMC, Christophe Lenert (32) had 10, while Daniel Goehlhausen (45) scored 8 but fouled out in the fourth after early foul trouble in the first quarter, blunting BSMC's offense.
Coach Do Patrocinio do Couto Andr's side spread the scoring with four players in double figures and regained momentum after two straight losses. In the standings, FROC climbs to 3rd (+2) at 2-2, while BSMC sits 7th (0-3). Coach Marnach Claire's team battled but couldn't overcome the long dry spells, particularly the third-quarter drought. The Black Frogs led by as many as 37 and never trailed.
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