BBC East Side Pirates B edged AS Soleuvre B 59-57 in Wasserbillig after a dramatic late swing. The Pirates burst out 21-8 in the first quarter behind relentless inside finishing from Petar Jankovic (Season PPG: 13.78) and early points by Felix Saeul. Soleuvre replied with a 6-18 second quarter to trim it to 27-26 at the half.
Momentum flipped after the break: Soleuvre opened the third on a 7-0 run (Noham Krippeler (SOLB), Amadou Diallo (12, GIN), and Sam Omes at the line), and extended to 41-48 after three. Diallo added back-to-back baskets, and Prasan Prabhu Sankar strung together four straight points in that stretch.
The fourth belonged to the home side. Jankovic kept BEPB in touch, but with the visitors still ahead 52-57, Quinn Kremer Schram (BEPB) took over. He scored seven consecutive points a two, a free throw, and two more drives delivering the go-ahead baskets in the closing moments for 59-57. Earlier in the quarter a Soleuvre score was corrected off the board, adding to the tense finish.
Top performers:
- BEPB: Jankovic poured in 25 (12 two-point field goals and 1 free throw), while Kremer Schram added 12 and closed the game. Saeul had 6 before fouling out following earlier foul trouble that included an unsportsmanlike (U2).
- SOLB: Omes 10 (Season PPG: 15.67), Diallo 10 (Season PPG: 6.86), Krippeler 9 (13, FRA), Louis-Moris Guy Melsen 9 (Season PPG: 1.83), and captain Moreno Tomasini 8 (Season PPG: 12.50).
Highest leads: BEPB by 13 (21-8), SOLB by 7 (48-41 after three). The Pirates, coached by Gilles Poos, are on a three-game winning run and move up to 4th. Soleuvre, coached by Michel Dias Gonavles, remain top of the Phase 2 table, though their five-game streak ended.
(AI generated)