Rebound Préizerdaul B controlled North Fox B 57-41 in Bettborn, building their win on a powerful middle stretch. After a cautious 8-8 first quarter, the hosts closed the second period with an 8-0 run (from 21-20 to 29-20 at halftime), then broke the game open with a 14-0 surge early in the third, triggered by the energy of Leonardo Carlos Silva Sanches and the steady finishing of Aaron Legg. The gap peaked at +20 (57-37) late in the fourth.
PREB's offense lived in the paint: 26 made two-pointers for 52 of 57 points, with only one three (Tiago José Do Rosario Dias, 19, CPV) and two free throws made (both by Aaron). Legg (Season PPG: 12.4) led with 16 points (2 FT, seven 2s), Silva Sanches (Season PPG: 7.17) added 14, and Do Rosario Dias chipped in 9, including a late three. Zachary Legg (24) brought 6 key points off the bench. Coach Mike Weyer's group also held FOXB to just five points in the third quarter.
North Fox B leaned on perimeter production from Raphael Johan Nkoa (16, 1.81m, CMR) with 15 points (three triples) and Eldar Sabotic (Season PPG: 9.5) with 10 (two triples). Mensanh Théodore Adjogbovi (Season PPG: 6.0) added 10 inside. A major blow was the foul trouble and eventual exit of Fábio Samuel Mauricio Gomes (Season PPG: 14.44), who fouled out in the fourth after picking up his fourth in the third. FOXB didn't convert a single free throw.
Despite the setback, North Fox B sit atop the M-Division 4 table (ranking gain +4), while Préizerdaul climb to second (+1). The result ends FOXB's four-game winning run. Coaches: Mike Weyer (PREB), Louis Rödel (FOXB).
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