Team Teaching edged BBC Police 84-77 in a game that swung decisively after halftime. Police opened sharper, building a 21-16 cushion behind early shot-making from Christian Schreiner (PLC) and Jeff Bofferding (PLC). TEA closed the first quarter on a free-throw flurry three straight points by Pol Schwartz (TEA) helping flip it to 25-24 for the visitors. Police regrouped in the second, with threes from Yanik Kombo (PLC) and steady inside work by Bofferding, to take a 43-41 lead at the break.
The third quarter belonged to Team Teaching. Xavier Engel (TEA) hit from deep and inside, and Schwartz added a three and a pair of twos in a 29-19 frame that pushed TEA ahead 70-62. Police's response came early in the fourth: Bofferding and Eric Bissener (PLC) trimmed it to 69-72, then Henri Macedo (PLC) buried a three to make it 72-73. Moments later, Bissener committed his fifth foul and exited, and TEA pounced Max Schmit (TEA) scored six points in a row and, with Rui Nunes (TEA) drilling a late three, the visitors closed on an 11-2 surge to restore a decisive gap.
Top performers
- Team Teaching: Schmit 23 points, including 6 straight in the decisive stretch; Engel 19 with multiple timely threes; Schwartz 17, impactful in end-of-quarter situations; Nunes 12 all from beyond the arc (four triples).
- BBC Police: Bofferding 24, relentless on two-point attempts and cool at the line; Schreiner 16 with three first-quarter triples that set the tone; Lionel Delhaye 13 (three threes). Bissener added 11 before fouling out in the fourth, a turning point for the hosts.
Coach Rui Nunes' group found answers out of halftime and protected the ballgame late, while Coach Gilles Jankowski's side couldn't quite capitalize after closing to one. TEA's largest lead reached 10 (62-72), Police's peaked at five (24-19).
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