Arantia Larochette B kept their perfect run alive in Rumelange, overwhelming BBC Käldall 107-74 in a game defined by a crushing second quarter and sustained scoring from the visitors.
After a competitive first period (23-27), coach Pedro Nunes Jordao's team tore the game open with a 19-0 start to the second quarter. Buckets from Nunes Jordao, Malik Wilson and Rui Nunes Jordao piled up before Käldall could stop the bleeding, turning a four-point edge into a 23-point gulf at 25-46. Arantia won the quarter 36-10 and went to halftime up 33-63.
Käldall responded after the break with their best stretch, as Ralph Anthony Lana (32) and Sofiane Mohamed Belal (Season PPG: 16.0) combined to trade blows with the leaders, trimming the margin in short bursts. A mid-third-quarter timeout from Arantia steadied matters, and Donovan Delhommais (Season PPG: 31.0) answered with consecutive scores to keep the cushion intact. Arantia still edged the third (25-26) and led 58-89 after 30 minutes.
Delhommais was relentless all night, pouring in 46 points, frequently scoring on back-to-back trips and punishing every defensive lapse. Support came from Nunes Jordao Pedro (Season PPG: 10.6) with 18, Rui Nunes Jordao (Season PPG: 4.56) with 16, and David Controguera (39) with 15. Wilson (Season PPG: 14.4) added 12 and drew free throws, though he was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul in the fourth.
For Käldall, Lana led with 28 while Belal, a 20-year-old guard, added 25 and hit from deep to spark the brief third-quarter push. Captain Christian Michael Holman (33, USA) had 9 before fouling out in the final period, a blow to Käldall's resistance against Arantia's interior pressure.
Arantia's advantage peaked at +36 (71-107) late in the fourth, and they closed it out professionally for a seventh straight win. They remain top of the Tour qualificatif at 6-0, while Käldall, under coach Didier Chomel, slide to 8th and have dropped three in a row.
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