CGDIS Luxembourg won 61-36 at lux gare and remains first in Bascol Division 3 at 2-0, while BNP Parisbas is second at 1-1.
BNP started better and led 4-0 through Yves Antoine Ekamby (BNP) and Mohamed Cheikhrouhou (BNP), but CGD answered immediately with an 8-0 run. After BNP came back to 8-8, Jérôme Käfer (CGD) hit from long range, Joe Berwick (CGD) added quick points from the bench, and Michael M'Putu (CGD) closed the first quarter with 5 points in a row for a 20-14 lead.
The second quarter stayed more balanced. BNP reduced the gap behind Gautier Marcoux (BNP) and Samuel Mathurin Tchantio Kombiwo (BNP), but CGD kept control. Jo Schumacher (CGD) and Christophe Theiss (CGD) scored inside, while Käfer added 5 points in the period to keep the margin at 32-24 at halftime.
The game broke open in the third quarter. CGD opened the half with a 9-0 run to move from 32-24 to 41-24. BNP scored only once in the period, and CGD later produced another 9-0 stretch to finish the quarter 18-2 and lead 50-26.
In the last quarter, Berwick scored 8 points and CGD pushed the lead to its highest level at 61-32 before BNP scored the last 4 points.
M'Putu led CGD with 16 points, Berwick added 14, Schumacher had 10, Käfer 10 and Theiss 8. BNP was carried mainly by Cheikhrouhou with 11 points, Vivien Sanna (BNP) with 8 and Ekamby with 6. CGD also had the edge in scoring volume with 20 made 2-pointers against 15, 4 made 3-pointers against 1, and 9 made free throws against 3.
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