BBC East Side Pirates overturned a slow start to beat T71 Dudelange B 75-53 in the M-U16 Division 3: Phase 2 round-robin in Wasserbillig. The visitors blitzed the opening frame 25-12, building runs of 9-0 (from 4-4 to 4-11) and 8-0 to close the quarter. Pirates coach Aziz Ndiaye took an early timeout to steady his group, and the hosts began to chip away in the second period (20-13), cutting the gap to 32-38 at the half.
The game flipped decisively after the break. Despite T71 initially stretching their cushion to 42-32, Pirates unleashed a 19-0 surge to end the third quarter, turning 36-44 into 55-44 and complete control. Sean Harmelin Dostert (two straight baskets) sparked the run before Finn Diederich pushed BEP ahead 45-44 their first lead followed by steady scoring from Sam Schaeffer and Mil Boby. The hosts then closed it out 20-9 in the fourth for a 22-point win.
Schaeffer (Season PPG: 23.14) led BEP with 22 points and repeated big plays in the third and fourth quarters. Harmelin Dostert (Season PPG: 12.14) added 15, while Dany Toth Gomes (15, FRA) and Matteo Weydert (Season PPG: 8.43) provided timely scoring. Diederich (Season PPG: 9.50) contributed 6 and key free throws during the swing, later fouling out in the fourth but after the game had tilted.
For T71, Théo Mariuzzo (Season PPG: 8.00) scored 15, Daris Adrovic (14, MNE; Season PPG: 15.56) had 12, and Lee Weyland (Season PPG: 8.00) 9. Coach Sandro Ceresi's side rode their early execution but couldn't stem the Pirates' third-quarter momentum despite two second-half timeouts.
In the standings, Pirates move to 2-0 and top the group (rank 1), while T71 sit second at 1-1 (rank gain +4). The result halts T71's three-game winning run from recent outings and gives Pirates back-to-back wins.
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