BBC East Side Pirates B won a one-point road game, 50-49, after a strong second half swing. Telstar Hesperange had the better start and led 13-10 after one quarter, then stretched the margin to 13-6, their biggest lead of the game. Oleksandr Senchenko's team still controlled matters at halftime, 26-22, with Chelsea Keniyah Djomby (TEL) setting the tone and support from Emma Kumbara (TEL) and Maria Kerse Lopes Da Costa (TEL).
The game turned after the break. BEPB opened the third quarter with 4 straight points from Emilie Ribeiro (Season PPG: 5.80), and Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr's side kept coming until Naila McDaniel (Season PPG: 4.40) tied it at 36-36 and again at 38-38 entering the last period. That set up a tense finish.
The decisive push came early in the fourth. Mariam Torres Gharbi (BEPB) hit the only three-pointer of the game for 41-38, then added another basket as BEPB moved in front 44-40, its biggest lead at four. Telstar answered through Kumbara and Djomby, and Lopes Da Costa scored 3 straight points late to put TEL back ahead, 49-48. Ribeiro then delivered the winning basket for 50-49.
Djomby (TEL) led all Telstar scorers with 19 points, ahead of Kumbara's 12, Lopes Da Costa's 9 and Matilde Pitotto (TEL) with 7. For BEPB, McDaniel finished with 16, Torres Gharbi added 9, Ribeiro 8, Charlotte Wagener (Season PPG: 1.40) 6 and Leni Schmit (BEPB) 5.
In the standings, BEPB moved up three places to 2nd after bouncing back from its previous loss, while TEL dropped to 4th.
(AI generated)