Black Frogs Schieren controlled the game in Ins, beating CFBB U18 88-60 in the M-Nationale 2 Tour qualificatif. The visitors steadily built the gap: +7 after Q1 (24-17), then a 25-14 second quarter for a 49-31 halftime lead. The margin peaked at 28 by the final buzzer.
Key stretch came in Q2: back-to-back triples by Leandro Rodrigues-Machado and Nemanja Mladenovic widened the break, with Mladenovic later stringing together 8 of FRO's points in the period. Earlier, Eric Christopher Anderson (2.00m, 26, USA) had poured in 6 straight points late in Q1 to set the tone. Two unsportsmanlike fouls on the hosts (Charel Brettner and El Hadji Modou Thiam Diop) hurt CFBB's momentum in that second quarter.
FRO's shooting was solid: 52% on 2s (25/48) and 43% from deep (10/23) both in the good range while CFBB struggled at 16% from three (3/19) and 46% at the line (13/28). The Black Frogs also won the possession battle with 21 assists to 9 and 17 steals, forcing 26 turnovers.
Among the visitors' import line, Anderson delivered an MVP night with 25 points (4/5 FT, 9/13 2P, 1/1 3P) and 11 rebounds. Khyree Terell Armstead filled the sheet with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, flirting with a triple-double. Rafael Brito added 16 points and 5 offensive rebounds. From the local core, Mladenovic scored 14 (3/5 3P) and Rodrigues-Machado had 11 with 6 steals.
CFBB's bright spots: Abram Macalou (20 points on 5/8 2P, 2/4 3P) led the scoring, while Thiam Diop posted 12 points (6/8 2P) and 9 boards, plus 4 steals. Mathis Dieterlen (17, 1.83m, FRA) added 8.
Coaches: Nigel Tolentino's group responded after a loss in their previous outing; Denis Toroman's young side showed stretches of resistance but paid for turnovers and cold shooting. Notably, FRO lined up two professional players, while CFBB U18 had none a clear factor at this level.
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