BBC East Side Pirates overpowered Telstar Hesperange 109-8 in Holleschb., dictating the game from the opening tip and never trailing. The visitors opened on a 12-0 surge and stretched it to 23-0 before Matilde Pitotto (11, ITA) finally put Telstar on the board late in the first quarter, which ended 29-2. Telstar's captain Chelsea Keniyah Djomby (12, FRA) briefly steadied the hosts with a basket early in the second, but the Pirates controlled the quarter 16-4 and went to halftime far ahead.
The decisive break came after the interval: BEP rolled out a 36-2 third quarter behind relentless pressure and fast-break conversion. Louisa Schmit carried long stretches, including a personal six-point burst in the first period and another series after halftime, while captain Nelly Ney repeatedly finished in transition. The Pirates closed with a 28-0 fourth quarter, holding Telstar scoreless over the final 10 minutes. Telstar were limited to four field goals in the entire game, all inside the arc.
Schmit led all scorers with 37 points. Ney added 17, with support from Lena Lentz (12), Liz Diederich (11), Lily Suzanne Schneider (10) and Emma Kasel (9). All nine Pirates who saw the floor scored. For Telstar, Djomby had 6 points and Pitotto 2.
Discipline also tilted the balance: Telstar's Maria Kerse Lopes da Costa picked up four fouls across the middle quarters, while the visitors spread only a handful of personals with no one in trouble.
Aziz Ndiaye's side stays perfect and moves to first place (3-0), now on a three-game winning streak. Ivan Yeromin's Telstar sit fifth at 0-2. The game flow early 12-0 start, a dominant 36-2 third quarter, and a 28-0 closing run told the story of a one-way contest.
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