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Vilseck's Elisabeth Hendrix, left, tries to keep Vicenza's Jasmyne Gentleman from shooting in Division I action at the DODDS-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Vicenza won 42-16.

Vilseck's Elisabeth Hendrix, left, tries to keep Vicenza's Jasmyne Gentleman from shooting in Division I action at the DODDS-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Vicenza won 42-16. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Vilseck's Elisabeth Hendrix, left, tries to keep Vicenza's Jasmyne Gentleman from shooting in Division I action at the DODDS-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Vicenza won 42-16.

Vilseck's Elisabeth Hendrix, left, tries to keep Vicenza's Jasmyne Gentleman from shooting in Division I action at the DODDS-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Vicenza won 42-16. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Kaiserslautern's Althea Honan drives up the court against SHAPE's Begona Rodriguez in Division I action at the DODDS-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Kaiserslautern won the game 30-19.

Kaiserslautern's Althea Honan drives up the court against SHAPE's Begona Rodriguez in Division I action at the DODDS-Europe basketball finals in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Kaiserslautern won the game 30-19. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Wiesbaden's Catherine Klein pulls down a rebound in front of Lakenheath's Dejah Quick, center, and Claire Miazga in a Division I game at the DODDS-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb.19, 2015. The top-seeded, defending champion Warriors beat the Lancers 38-22.

Wiesbaden's Catherine Klein pulls down a rebound in front of Lakenheath's Dejah Quick, center, and Claire Miazga in a Division I game at the DODDS-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb.19, 2015. The top-seeded, defending champion Warriors beat the Lancers 38-22. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Patch's Abby Zippered, left, and Jaxen Godfrey battle Naples' Aundria Hall for a rebound in a Division I game at the DODDS-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb.19, 2015. Patch won the game 32-20.

Patch's Abby Zippered, left, and Jaxen Godfrey battle Naples' Aundria Hall for a rebound in a Division I game at the DODDS-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb.19, 2015. Patch won the game 32-20. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Ramstein's Lindsey Breton sends a pass to teammate Amethyst Rorie in a Division I game against Kaiserslautern at the DODDS-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb.19, 2015. Ramstein beat the Raiders 33-12.

Ramstein's Lindsey Breton sends a pass to teammate Amethyst Rorie in a Division I game against Kaiserslautern at the DODDS-Europe basketball championships in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Feb.19, 2015. Ramstein beat the Raiders 33-12. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

WIESBADEN, Germany —The second day of DODDS-Europe’s Division I tournament was on track to finish on script Thursday after all four of the top girls teams and the top three boys seeds clinched their spots in the semis before the end of lunchtime.

But it’s a bit boring when everything goes according to plan.

One spot was still up for grabs in the early afternoon, and it was a three-way tossup between Lakenheath, Naples and Wiesbaden - a four-seed that was struggling to justify its position on its home turf.

Though not expected to be one of the more exciting games of the D-I tournament, the 28 minutes Wiesbaden and Naples were on the hardwood injected a bit of excitement into a day that otherwise went according to script.

Vilseck downed SHAPE 37-28 to open play, followed by a 65-35 drubbing of Lakenheath by top seed Patch. Kaiserslautern and Ramstein both dropped their first opponents in uneven games that likely cleared away any doubts about which teams belong at the top of the Division I pile.

Meanwhile, Ramstein’s girls continued their dominating run, clinching a semi birth early in the afternoon with a 33-12 victory over crosstown rival Kaiserslautern. The Royals win eliminated the Raiders, but guaranteed a berth for Patch, which Ramstein took down later in the day in a game to earn itself a slightly easier road to the finals - supposing the Royals can maintain their unbeaten streak in the tournament against Vicenza, which so far has had an on-again, off-again relationship with success.

BoysNaples 43, Wiesbaden 41: Seeded just off the bottom of the nine-team bracket, Naples grabbed the last spot in the semis by toppling Wiesbaden, which failed to win a single game on its home courts in the tournament.

That’s not to say the Warriors didn’t appear capable of winning.

After going up by 10 in the first half, Wiesbaden’s offense seemed to fizzle just as the Wildcats woke up. Naples launched into the third quarter refreshed and on fire, wiping out their deficit before the final period.

Naples needed just to win to advance, while Wiesbaden needed not just to win, but to do so handily to win a tiebreaker against Lakenheath, whose fate rested on the outcome of a game it wasn’t even playing.

With seconds left, Wiesbaden was within a point of the tie it needed to force overtime against Naples. But the Wildcats hung on.

“We’re very excited about it,” Naples coach Craig Lord said. “I knew we had a shot. And I can’t say that we expected to (win), because anything can happen in a tournament game.”

Lord said there won’t be any disappointment if the Wildcats fail to stage a similar upset in the semis, “but we’re going to try our hardest to win, of course.”

Kaiserslautern 55, Vicenza 32: Kaiserslautern came into Thursday undefeated in the tournament, while Vicenza had, in a way, justified its seed by losing its first two games to higher-ranked teams.

Their matchup went as expected, with the Raiders dominating the Cougars through the first half before letting up on the gas and coasting to a win that eliminated Vicenza from contention.

Kaiserslautern took a double-digit lead into the half and continued to build on it after the break, even as their intensity waned.

“We played well, like, the first half,” Kaiserslautern senior Antwan Haynes said. Late in the second half, they didn’t get worse or play down to their opponent, he said, “we were just trying to waste the clock.”

They were trying to save themselves for a bigger game against their rivals Ramstein.

Ramstein 47, Vilseck 36: If scores can lie, this one does it. Ramstein was more dominant than the final numbers suggest.

The Royals went into the final quarter with a 19-point advantage and were ahead by as much as 24 just a few minutes earlier.

Apparently content with their lead, the Royals sat on it through the final quarter, in which they put up a grand total of two points.

“It was a big game for us,” said Ramstein sophomore guard Isaac Moreno. “We played a lot better than we did yesterday.”

Moreno said he hoped the momentum would carry into later in the day, when the Royals would face off against Kaiserslautern.

“We really want to beat them.”

And they did, 38-32.

GirlsRamstein 38, Patch 33: The Royals-Panthers contest breathed some life into a too-quiet gymnasium.

Ramstein ran out to an early 15-2 lead, capitalizing on their superior accuracy and physical defense. After two periods, the Royals had racked up 23 points and built a seemingly comfortable nine-point lead.

Something changed during halftime, though.

By the third quarter, Patch was back within striking distance and with four minutes left tied the game at 31. They’d managed to both contain Ramstein’s effective shooting weapons and organize a competent offense, which had been plagued by turnovers in the first two periods.

But after evening the score, Patch was unable to sustain its drive.

Ramstein came back with seven more points to a pair for Patch to close the deal and ride undefeated into the semis.

“We thought we lost control a little bit” when they started making baskets on us," Royals sophomore Amethyst Rorie said. But Ramstein was able to reset, she said, and get back to playing its game. “That’s how we got it.”

millham.matthew@stripes.com

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