Eurobasket B left Capellen with a 68-59 win over Arcus in Bascol Division 3, overturning a 12-point first-quarter deficit with a steady second-half push.
Arcus opened sharply and closed the first period on a 7-0 run to lead 21-9, with Michail Kouris and Malik Trey Wilson hitting early, and Luc Kirsch adding inside scores. The visitors answered decisively in the second quarter (25-13): captain Svajunas Piepolis strung together a personal 6-0 with back-to-back threes to flip momentum, while Domas Savickas piled up points in the paint and at the line. Halftime was 34-34.
After the break Eurobasket B edged in front as Luca Martinelli and Marc Van Eechaute contributed timely twos and Piepolis struck again from deep, building a 55-48 lead after three. To start the fourth, Valentin Mitov and Savickas pushed it to +11. Arcus tried to stay in touch through Wilson's frequent trips to the stripe, but Baptiste Bessiere's two straight baskets late kept the gap intact. Eurobasket B's largest lead was 11 (57-68); Arcus' high-water mark remained +12 at 21-9.
Top performers
- Eurobasket B: Domas Savickas 23 (10 two-point field goals, 3 free throws), Svajunas Piepolis 20 (3 threes, 3 free throws), Marc Van Eechaute 8, Luca Martinelli 7, Valentin Mitov 6, Baptiste Bessiere 4.
- Arcus: Michail Kouris 20 (4 threes), Malik Trey Wilson 19 (6 free throws), Luc Kirsch 13, Daniel Schmit 4, Laura Da Cruz 2, Ioannis Kollias 1.
Savickas managed four fouls without fouling out, a key note given his scoring load. Coaching time-outs punctuated the momentum swings; Piepolis' on-court leadership and adjustments, opposite Luc Kirsch on the Arcus bench, proved decisive once the game tightened after halftime.
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