Gréngewald Hueschtert dismantled Nitia Bettembourg 115-44 in Oberanven, imposing control from the opening minutes. After NIT briefly led 3-2, GRE delivered a 15-0 run to 17-3 and closed the first period at 28-8. NIT found a couple of second-quarter threes through Jérôme Bous and Wesley Almeida, but Aidan Reichert (22, USA) strung together 9 consecutive points to break the game open, 57-25 at half-time.
The third quarter was decisive: GRE authored a 17-0 burst right after the break and later a 19-0 sequence, taking the period 36-3 and pushing the gap to 93-28. The lead peaked at +72 (113-41) in the fourth.
Team numbers underline the one-way traffic: GRE shot an excellent 90% at the line (9/10) and a good 58% on twos (21/36), adding 28 assists, 20 steals and 4 blocks. NIT struggled across the board (2P 10/39, 25.6%; 3P 7/28, 25.0%; FT 3/10, 30%) and committed 41 turnovers despite 28 defensive rebounds.
Among GRE's imports, Reichert (22, USA) powered to 28 points, while Dayne Prim (24, USA) added 21 and repeatedly punished the mid-post. Max Frederik Hessz (Season PPG: 10.25, RPG: 1.83, AssPG: 2.00) hit 2/4 from three on his way to 11 and earned game MVP. From the local core, Sam Urwald (Season PPG: 4.44, RPG: 3.71, AssPG: 0.57) chipped in 9 (2/3 2P, 2/2 FT), Robyn Schumacher (Season PPG: 1.56, RPG: 2.00) scored 10, and veteran Laurent Majerus (35) was efficient inside (6 pts, 2/3 2P). Patrick Hoffmann added 6 on 3/4 2P.
For NIT, Bous led with 12 (4/12 3P), Almeida hit 2/3 from deep for 6, and Noah Horsmans finished 6 on a solid 3/5 2P. Daniel Prior (Season PPG: 3.75, RPG: 1.92, AssPG: 0.08) added 4 with 2/2 FT, while Christopher Teck (Season PPG: 5.75, RPG: 1.93, AssPG: 0.93) opened their account from three. Badara Seck Faye (28, ITA) fouled out after three fourth-quarter fouls in quick succession.
Under coach Ricky Easterling, GRE extends its winning streak to four and sits 5th. Bradley Gene Melton's NIT remains 10th and winless.
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