BREST, Belarus (Interstat) — Brest defeated visiting Grodno 76-57 on Saturday at Victoria Sports Complex, using a fast start and a late surge to secure the win. Brest scored 22 points in the first quarter, added 14 in the second, posted 22 in the third and finished with 18 in the fourth. Grodno countered with 14 points in the first quarter, 19 in the second, 8 in the third and 16 in the fourth. Brest’s first-quarter and third-quarter 22-point outputs set the pace, while Grodno could not recover from its eight-point third quarter. The home team built an early cushion, weathered Grodno’s second-quarter response and pulled away after halftime. Brest’s season record is now 1-6, while Grodno’s record stands at 8-6. Grodno had won the teams’ most recent meeting, but Brest controlled this rematch at home. The victory gave Brest a needed result at Victoria Sports Complex and handed Grodno another road loss.