Spuerkeess (CEE) controlled this Bascol Coupe eliminatory from the opening minutes and beat PWC Luxembourg 97-43 in Hamm. PWC briefly led 2-0, but CEE answered with a 10-0 run and quickly took command. The home side closed the first quarter 25-11, then increased the gap before halftime with repeated scoring from Alec Goedert (CEE) and Pitt Koster (CEE), reaching 47-19.
The third quarter removed most of the suspense. After PWC reduced the margin to 47-22, CEE replied through Goedert, Manuel Delgado (CEE) and then Koster, who hit consecutive three-pointers for a 68-28 lead. Early in the fourth, Koster struck again with back-to-back threes to make it 76-32. CEE's biggest lead was the final 54-point margin.
Koster was the standout scorer with 33 points, including nine 3-pointers. Goedert added 24 points with strong production around the arc and inside, while Delgado and Patrick Weis (CEE) both finished with 12. Thierry Scheuren (CEE) contributed 8 points despite early foul trouble and eventually fouled out after picking up three fouls already in the second quarter.
For PWC, captain Radhey Sham Punyani (PWC) led with 9 points, while Shpat Musa (PWC) and Pierre-Alexandre Robert (PWC) scored 8 each. Tommaso Ruben Semprini (PWC) added 7. PWC had some isolated answers, but CEE's repeated scoring bursts created clear separation in every period.
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