Eur. Investment Bank A edged BBC BCEE 75-72 in Hamm after a game of big swings and a tense finish. The visitors blasted out of the blocks with a 14-0 start and rode Miguel Llevenes (EIBA) to a 31-13 first quarter; he buried five triples in the opening period and finished with 29 points. With Emanuele Santi (EIBA) and Drini Manjani (EIBA) adding early baskets, EIBA led 46-31 at halftime.
BCEE steadied in the second through Thierry Abdíu (CEE) and Manuel Delgado (CEE), then briefly stemmed the tide in the third before Manjani's back-to-back threes pushed EIBA to the night's largest lead at +20 (38-58). Late in the quarter, Chris Dentzer (CEE) and Abdíu answered to keep it 50-63 after 30 minutes.
The fourth belonged to BCEE. Dentzer opened with two quick threes and later hit a third in the quarter; he totaled 19 points, including five made from deep. A 8-0 run brought BCEE within 64-67, and despite an unsportsmanlike foul (U2) on Abdíu, the hosts kept coming. Pitt Koster (CEE) hit two free throws and a late three to make it 70-72. EIBA, coached by Andreas Berkhoff, found answers: Giorgios Kontoes (EIBA) scored two key late baskets and Srdan Petkovic (EIBA) added a free throw to nudge the gap back to two possessions. A last BCEE basket set the final margin.
Top performers
- EIBA: Llevenes (29) powered the early surge; Manjani (22) swung the third quarter with a personal 6-0; Berkhoff (9) chipped in timely points.
- BCEE: Abdíu (22) paced the scoring and kept BCEE in striking distance; Dentzer (19) ignited the comeback; Koster, Delgado and Robert Brinck (all 9) provided support, with Brinck stringing together multiple free throws late in Q1.
EIBA are the game winners, surviving BCEE's 22-12 final quarter.
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