Eur. Investment Bank B controlled Vodafone 62-47 in Hamm, building their win on steady defense and a clear advantage inside. The visitors set the tone early (16-10 after Q1) and, despite a balanced second quarter (10-10), kept VOD at arm's length.
The game's hinge came in the third. Vodafone pieced together a 9-0 run from 22-30 to 31-30, fueled by Villius Adomenas' repeated trips to the line, briefly taking the lead. EIBB answered immediately and closed the period up 42-34, then delivered the decisive blow early in the fourth: a 10-0 burst (from 37-42 to 37-52) capped by Enrico Francisco Ribeiro de Castro's five-point spurt. The margin peaked at +18 (44-62) before settling at +15.
EIBB's offense was balanced and efficient at two-point range: 23 made twos (46 points) outweighed their modest 2 made threes and 10 free throws. Antonio Sanchez led with 18 points, mixing mid-range finishes with free throws. Fotios Kalantzis added 16 (including a first-quarter three and perfect work at the line), Ribeiro de Castro chipped 9 with a pivotal fourth quarter, and Felix Heieck had 9.
Vodafone leaned on Adomenas' 20 points (8 free throws, 3 twos, 2 threes) and the leadership of Adnan Adrovic (10, including an early fourth-quarter three). Sven Pesche contributed 8, while Alessandro Biasi added 7. VOD's scoring map skewed to 3s and free throws (4 threes, 11 FTs) but they managed only 12 made twos, a gap EIBB exploited.
Coach Nicolae Predescu's side kept composure after the third-quarter swing, while Varun Taneja's timeouts tried to halt the late run without success. EIBB's fourth-quarter surge and interior scoring were the difference.
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