Titans controlled the Bascol Coupe eliminatoires tie in Hamm, winning 74-57 over BBC House Startups. The visitors opened 0-6 and led 13-18 after 10 minutes, despite a quick response from Milton Antonio (HST) who buried three first-quarter triples to tie it at 13-13 before Miguel Gonzalez Vargas (TIT) answered from deep.
Second quarter balance shifted with a 10-2 Titans burst from 18-21 to 20-31, driven by St. Jeandey (TIT) and Stylianos Gkikas (TIT). HST trimmed it to 26-31 at the break behind Christophe Jeandey (HST).
The game flipped briefly after halftime: Christophe Jeandey (HST) hit back-to-back threes, Lucas Leguina (HST) scored inside and Antonio (HST) added consecutive triples for a 14-1 run that turned 26-33 into 40-34, giving HST its only lead at 34-33. Coach Peter Mabic's Titans replied immediately with a 9-0 close to the quarter Fabien Moreau (TIT) and Liviu Constantin Rusu (TIT) at the line and from two for 43-48.
The decisive phase came early in the fourth: Titans strung a 13-0 run from 43-48 to 43-61. Rusu (TIT) poured in four consecutive baskets in that spell and finished with 22. Gonzalez Vargas (TIT) added 23, including four threes, as the lead peaked at +20 (54-74). HST had one last 9-0 answer Antonio (HST) and Christophe Jeandey (HST) again from deep to get to 54-63, but Titans closed it out.
Top performers: Gonzalez Vargas (TIT) 23, Rusu (TIT) 22, St. Jeandey (TIT) 12. For HST, Christophe Jeandey (HST) hit six threes and scored 19; Antonio (HST) also hit six threes for 18; Leguina (HST) and Konstantins Kulesovs (HST) added 8 each. No one fouled out; Patrick Mkhael (HST) reached four fouls, and Leguina (HST) had three. Coach Antonio guided HST on the floor, but Titans' late-game adjustments made the difference.
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