BBC East Side Pirates, now 2nd after a one-place rise, controlled the decisive phases and won 81-52 on the floor of Kordall Steelers, who stay 6th. Gérard Boby's group has now won three in a row, while KDS is on a four-game losing streak.
The first quarter stayed open. BEP went up 10-4, but KDS reacted well through Maylon RAMOS MONTEIRO (KDS) and Mickael PEREIRA BRIGA (KDS), even moving ahead 15-13. The visitors answered with an 8-3 finish to take the first period 21-18.
The key moment came early in the second quarter. KDS briefly reclaimed the lead at 23-21, but BEP immediately changed the rhythm and closed the half with a 19-3 stretch to reach 40-26. Yannis PIVIDOR (BEP) and Sam SCHAEFFER (BEP) gave the Pirates strong scoring punch in that sequence.
KDS could not bring the gap back to single digits after the break. Tim MATHIEU (BEP) scored six points in a row in the third quarter, helping extend the lead to 55-36. Midway through the fourth, the Steelers cut it to 47-62, but BEP finished the game with authority and pushed the margin to a highest lead of 31 points at 81-50.
PIVIDOR (BEP) led all scorers with 20 points. SCHAEFFER (BEP) added 18 and MATHIEU (BEP) 15, while Tristan Noël FIEVEZ (BEP) had 9 and Finn DIEDERICH (BEP) 8. For KDS, RAMOS MONTEIRO (KDS) produced 18 points, PEREIRA BRIGA (KDS) added 16 and Jayson OTIU (KDS) scored 12. KDS also had visible foul pressure, with PEREIRA BRIGA and captain Mouhammadou Moustapha NDIAYE (KDS) both reaching four fouls.
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