Eur. Investment Bank B (EIBB) controlled BBC House Startups (HST) 50-40 at the stade in Bascol Division 4. Under coach Nicolae Predescu, EIBB imposed itself early, then managed the margin through a defensive, low-scoring middle phase before closing solidly.
HST struck first through player-coach and captain Milton Antonio (HST) from deep, but EIBB answered and the first quarter turned on a 9-0 run from 12-12 to 21-12, driven by Mindaugas Guobys (EIBB) repeatedly converting at the line and by steady two-point scoring from Antonio Sanchez (EIBB). An unusual scoreless second quarter (0-0) kept the gap intact at the break.
HST restarted sharply: Ralph El Khoury (HST) and Antonio trimmed it to 23-21 and later 32-28, while Sanchez picked up a technical in the third. EIBB steadied behind Eduardo Teixeira Bregeiro (EIBB) and Guobys to lead 37-31 after three. Early in the fourth, Enrico Francisco Ribeiro de Castro (EIBB) hit a key three (40-31). HST came again to 40-35, but EIBB replied with free throws from Guobys and inside finishes from Sanchez, stretching to the night's biggest lead at 48-37. Two late HST time-outs could not flip the momentum.
Top performers
- EIBB: Sanchez 16 points (seven 2P, two 1P), Guobys 16 (eight 1P and four 2P), Teixeira Bregeiro 6, Kalantzis 5, Ribeiro de Castro 3, Heieck 2.
- HST: Antonio 14 points with four 3s, El Khoury 11, Altekly 8, Jeandey 5, Mkhael 2.
EIBB's first-quarter surge and Guobys' string of free throws were decisive, while Antonio's perimeter shooting kept HST within reach before EIBB closed it out.
(AI generated)