EY Luxembourg won this Bascol Coupe preliminary game clearly, 83-55 at Demy Rebounders, after taking control very early. Joel Pires' side opened with sharp pace and an 8-0 run from 2-4 to 2-12, then another push turned 6-17 into 6-24, with Noa Duriez (EYL) scoring 7 points in that stretch. The first quarter already set the tone at 28-12.
Demy Rebounders, coached by Sebastian Hommel, reacted through Pedrag Cavor (DRS), who scored the home team's first 4 points of the second quarter and kept them in touch. Gilles Page (DRS) also contributed, but EY Luxembourg answered each attempt to come back. At 18-30, the visitors produced another 7-0 burst to reach 18-37, and their halftime cushion was 48-30.
The third quarter was more balanced, with DRS leaning on Cavor (DRS, 19 points), Pauline Hublart (DRS, 16) and captain Ben Schmitz (DRS, 10). Still, the gap never dropped below 17 after the break. Early in the fourth, Hublart cut it to 46-63, yet EY quickly restored full control. Valts Pipars (EYL) took over late with 8 consecutive points, and the lead grew to 28, the game's highest margin, by the end.
EY Luxembourg had five scorers in double figures: Pipars (EYL) and Duriez (EYL) with 14 each, Giuseppe Da Re (EYL) 11, captain Joel Pires (EYL) 10 and Rahul Noore (EYL) 10. Andrea Pinilla Lozano (EYL) added 9 and Marco Villa (EYL) 7, underlining the visitors' depth.
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