Avanti Mondorf edged Nitia Bettembourg 95-89 in Mondorf after a swing-heavy game that turned on a blistering third quarter. Nitia led 46-41 at halftime behind Nicolas Saquan Parrish (Season PPG: 15.67, RPG: 5.7, AssPG: 4.8), who piled up points and playmaking early. The hosts flipped the script after the break: from 54-45 down, Mondorf unleashed a 16-0 run fueled by Uzziah Khalil Dawkins (Season PPG: 26.25, RPG: 7.29, AssPG: 4.82) and Joseph Daniel Reuter (Season PPG: 23.06, RPG: 12.71, AssPG: 3.06), racing to 54-61 and seizing control.
Nitia briefly recovered, tying 64-64 and taking a 75-74 edge in the fourth before a disallowed three halted momentum. Sven Bartholomey hit back-to-back threes to restore Mondorf's lead, and Lou Mertens (1.98m) poured in all his 7 points in the final period before fouling out. Dawkins and Reuter then closed it out at the rim and the line. Mondorf's third straight win lifts them to 7th (8-8); Nitia sit 9th (1-15). Mondorf also complete the season sweep (80-64, 95-89).
Inside efficiency decided it. Both teams were excellent on 2-pointers Nitia 74% (20/27), Mondorf 71% (27/38) but Mondorf earned the line more often (27 FTAs to 17) and shared the ball better (19 assists). Their perimeter was uneven (25% 3P), yet timely: Sven Bartholomey's 4/9 from deep was a difference-maker. Reuter dominated the paint with 32 points on an excellent 13/16 2P plus 5 assists; Dawkins added 33 (3/6 3P) and 11 fouls drawn. For Nitia, Parrish delivered an MVP night with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, while Louis-Stéphane Lobe Lobas (Season PPG: 10.38, RPG: 12.70) had 14 points on 6/7 2P before fouling out late. Debutant Cameron Brooks-Harris (22, USA) added 22.
Coaches Philip David Dejworek and Bradley Gene Melton traded timeouts around the decisive stretches; a third-quarter technical on Nitia also fed the Mondorf surge.
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