BBC East Side Pirates took a one-sided 86-43 win over AB Contern in the final phase, and the game was largely shaped in the opening quarter. Contern scored first through Felix Zoller, but BEP answered with 15 straight points and later closed the period on another 10-0 run for a 25-5 lead. Emil Denter (Season PPG: 25.64), the 14-year-old captain, imposed himself immediately and already had 14 points in the first quarter.
The second quarter was more balanced. Contern found better rhythm behind Max Muller (Season PPG: 37.28), who carried much of the away offense and helped his team win the period 20-19. BEP still went to the break up 44-25, with Denter already on 23 points. The quarter also had more edge, with an unsportsmanlike foul against Stefan Jankovic and a technical charged to coach Jeff Bevilacqua.
After halftime, BEP tightened control again. Stefan Jankovic (Season PPG: 17.69) and Petar Jankovic (Season PPG: 12.41), an 11-year-old from Serbia, kept the scoreboard moving, while Contern struggled to string stops together. The lead grew to 67-35 after three quarters.
The decisive stretch came at the start of the fourth, when BEP opened with 14 unanswered points to break the game completely open at 81-35, their highest lead reaching 46. Denter finished with 31 points, Stefan Jankovic added 23, and Petar Jankovic 16. Nicolas Nestgen contributed 9. For Contern, Muller scored 16, David Lopes Meysembourg (Season PPG: 12.85) had 10, and Zoller added 8. It was the third meeting between the teams this season, and clearly the most one-sided. BEP stayed 6th and Contern 5th in the new table, with BEP extending its overall run to three straight wins.
(AI generated)