AS Soleuvre B controlled the trip to Frisange, beating Luxembourg Phoenix 83-53 in the M-Nationale 3 qualification round. The visitors set the tone early: Stéphane Cavor (17, FRA) splashed two quick threes and added a two for a 26-14 lead after the first quarter. Phoenix leaned on Elia Moussa (34, LBN) and Dany Deaibes (24, LBN), but couldn't slow the steady scoring of SOLB.
In the second quarter, Ibrahim Hasic (19) lived at the line and scored inside, and Bryan Nnganyadi strung together four points in a row to open a 44-26 halftime margin. After the break, Hasic knocked down back-to-back free throws and Mathis Alex Guiot (18) caught fire. Guiot produced a double-digit third quarter, and with a Loris Grethen triple, SOLB authored a 14-4 run to 65-37, effectively breaking the game open. The gap peaked at +31 (78-47) in the fourth.
Phoenix got a burst from Deaibes, who scored three straight field goals to open the last period, while Moussa kept attacking (two consecutive free throws in Q2 and multiple drives). However, momentum stayed with SOLB. Phoenix's frustration showed with technicals to Joseph Khazzaka (27, FRA) in Q3 and captain Joseph Zeidan (32) in Q4; Zeidan later fouled out.
Top performers SOLB: Hasic 18, Cavor 18 (early arc shooting), Guiot 15 with a strong third, captain Tom Lahure (45) 14, Grethen 6 and Sandro Sanches Gomes Barros (1.83m, PRT) 6. Phoenix: Moussa 21 and Deaibes 20 led the offense; Fares Kassis (33, LBN) added 4.
Coach Hervé Marie-Rose's side improves to 3-1, holding second place, now on a two-game winning streak. Coach Georges El Hajal's Phoenix drops to 1-3, fifth in the table, their third straight loss in this round-robin aller.
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