First-placed Telstar Hesperange stayed perfect at 4-0 and stretched their winning run to four games with a clear 93-57 home victory over Luxembourg Phoenix. Phoenix, despite moving up two places to 4th, are now on a three-game losing streak.
Game evolution was one-sided after a short balanced opening. CED led 6-5 early, but Telstar finished the first quarter on a 15-2 run for a 20-8 lead. Christophe Thil's team kept building in the second period. From 32-15, TEL produced another strong burst, this time 14-2, and the halftime score was already 46-17.
Phoenix showed a better response after the break. Elia Moussa (35, LBN) and Alessandro Belli (24, ITA) led a 10-0 start to the third quarter, cutting the gap to 46-27. That was the main moment of resistance. Telstar answered quickly through Vladimir Vukovic (36, BEL), Jamie Kappler (27) and Max Klepper (34), restoring full control and closing the third quarter at 67-32.
The fourth quarter changed little in the overall picture. Telstar's highest lead reached 39 points at 93-54 before Belli's late three settled the final score.
Vukovic was the main offensive reference with 32 points and scored in several key stretches. Kappler added 23, including four 3-pointers, while Niccolo Spagnoletti (24, ITA) contributed 13 and Klepper had 8. For Phoenix, Belli finished with 15 points, Moussa added 14, and Imir Katana (27, ALB) scored 9 on three made 3-pointers. Dany Deaibes (25, LBN) had foul trouble through the game and fouled out in the fourth quarter.
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