Amazon (AMZ) beat Eur. Investment Bank A (EIBA) 73-62 after a dramatic late swing. The game was level after 10 minutes (17-17) and AMZ built a 38-32 halftime edge on the back of Fabrizio Merlo's perimeter touch and a key three from Blas Moreno. EIBA flipped the script in the third: an 18-8 quarter powered by Drini Manjani inside and Lan Horvat Kovas mid-range work turned 32-38 into a 50-46 lead. AMZ burned two timeouts to steady themselves.
The fourth quarter decided it. At 52-52, AMZ strung together a decisive stretch. With EIBA back within 61-63 after an Andreas Berkhoff three and Miguel Llevenes' two, a U1 on Giorgios Kontoes proved costly: Lorenzo Merci hit both free throws, Merlo added two more at the line, and Luke Feldman finished the job. AMZ closed on a 10-0 run to 61-73, reaching a game-high +12 before a late EIBA free throw.
AMZ's balance told. Feldman scored 18 (7 free throws, 4 two-pointers, 1 three) and had 9 in the last quarter. Merci added 18 (5/2/1 made across 1P/2P/3P), also with 9 in the fourth, while Merlo delivered 18 (3/6/1) and fouled out late. Support came from Filippo Mancini and Simpa Itopa Otaru (5 each), plus Erik Jenchenne (4) and Moreno (3).
For EIBA, Manjani led with 21 (5 free throws, 8 two-pointers), driving the third-quarter surge. Llevenes had 18 before fouling out in the closing minutes, a blow to EIBA's offense when the game was still within reach. Horvat Kovachipped in 11, and Berkhoff's fourth-quarter three briefly made it a one-possession game. EIBA's largest lead was +4; AMZ's late free-throw parade and cleaner execution swung the outcome.
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