First-placed AS Soleuvre beat second-placed Gréngewald Hueschtert 103-85 in the Tour montée and moved to 23-7, while GRE dropped to 20-10. It was the fourth meeting of the season between the teams, with Soleuvre now ahead 3-1.
The game was competitive early. Gréngewald led 13-10 in the first quarter, but Soleuvre answered with an 8-0 run to take control at 18-13 and closed the period 20-17. The break came in the second quarter: from 20-17, Eric Bettini's team built a 39-23 advantage, with 24-year-old USA guard Felix Kloman (Season PPG: 30.83, RPG: 6.68, AssPG: 2.84) scoring 8 Soleuvre points in a row during that stretch. At halftime, the home side was up 49-32.
The third quarter confirmed the trend. Christian Parker, Gilles Weis and Kloman kept the pace high, and Soleuvre extended the margin to 79-54. Early in the fourth, Weis hit from three for 82-54, and Soleuvre later reached its biggest lead at 95-66 before Gréngewald won the last quarter 31-24.
Soleuvre's efficiency was a major factor: 25/37 on 2-pointers for an excellent 68%, and 13/30 from three for a good 43%. Kloman finished with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, shooting an excellent 80% on 2-pointers. Parker (Season PPG: 25.00, RPG: 13.28, AssPG: 2.03) added 23 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, with 2/2 from deep. Captain Gilles Weis (Season PPG: 10.55, RPG: 4.58, AssPG: 4.18) matched his season high with 23 points, plus 7 assists and 2 blocks.
For Ricky Easterling's side, Dayne Prim (Season PPG: 27.48, RPG: 15.26, AssPG: 4.68) posted 26 points and 15 rebounds, another double-double. Aidan Reichert (Season PPG: 27.24, RPG: 11.05, AssPG: 2.14) scored 24 points on an excellent 12/17 from two-point range. Patrick Hoffmann added 11 points and Lex Bauer 9.
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