T71 Dudelange controlled BBC East Side Pirates 74-57 in M-U14 Division 1 (Phase 1) at grimler/terrain2, building the win on a dominant third quarter. The start swung both ways: after BEP's first basket, T71 answered with an 8-0 burst to 8-2. The Pirates replied to edge ahead 9-12, but T71 closed the first period 17-14. Coach Alain Schaeffer's side kept a small cushion in the second, boosted by a Ben Stork (T71) three and steady inside scoring, to reach halftime at 37-30.
The game broke open right after the interval. Ben Kloos (T71) strung together back-to-back baskets, sparking a 23-7 third quarter that carried T71 to 60-37, the night's largest lead (+23). Noah Baseggio (T71) added a triple and a layup in that stretch, while Ivan Barbic (T71, 12, HRV) kept pressure at the rim. BEP used a timeout early in the period but could not slow the run.
Coach Gilles Poos' Pirates won the fourth 20-14 behind Emil Denter (BEP, 13) and Stefan Jankovic (BEP), yet the gap stayed comfortable. Denter led all scorers with 26, with Stefan Jankovic adding 13 and Petar Jankovic (BEP) 12. For T71, Kloos paced the winners with 18, Baseggio added 15, Barbic 12, and Jules Wirion (T71) hit two timely threes (one in Q2, one in Q4). Charel Krings (T71) chipped in late to keep the margin safe.
There were notable foul counts on both sides: Barbic (T71) and Denter (BEP) played through four fouls, and Nicolas Nestgen (BEP) also reached four. T71 bounced back from a loss and move up to 2nd in the classification (1-1, rank +2). The Pirates remain winless (0-2), slipping to 5th (rank -2).
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