AS Soleuvre B edged BBC Dikrich 80-75 in Diekirch after controlling three quarters and surviving a late home surge. The visitors set the tone early through Sandro Sanches Gomes Junior (21, PRT), who scored the first two baskets and kept punishing inside. Dikrich briefly flipped it behind a 6-point burst by Edson Monteiro Neves (Season PPG: 17.50), but Soleuvre closed the first period 22-18 and pushed the gap to 41-31 at halftime. A 12-point lead became 50-61 after three, with captain Tom Lahure (18 pts, 45 years old) steady on both ends.
Soleuvre's highest lead reached +17 at 56-73 in the fourth, yet Dikrich mounted a 9-0 run sparked by Justin Tram's back-to-back threes and Amar Sijaric's pressure at the rim, trimming it to 71-77. An unsportmanlike foul on Monteiro Neves earlier in the quarter had yielded two free throws for Mathys Ntemo, a small but timely cushion before the home rally. In the closing minute, Lahure added two free throws and Predrag Cavor chipped in at the line to keep Soleuvre just out of reach; Tram's late free throw fixed the final margin.
Top performers
- Soleuvre: Sanches Gomes Junior 19, Lahure 18 (Season PPG: 11.80), Kieran Nono 15, Ntemo 9. Stéphane Cavor's two late first-quarter baskets were momentum plays.
- Dikrich: Monteiro Neves 14, Tram 14 (season-high night above his Season PPG: 3.33), Emerson Medina Vezo 13 (Season PPG: 17.86), Sijaric 12. Monteiro Neves had 6 straight points in Q1; Tram buried three triples.
Game flow notes
- Soleuvre led at every break (22-18, 41-31, 61-50).
- Dikrich's 9-0 run in Q4 (from 62-77 to 71-77) was the key charge.
- Highest lead: Soleuvre +17.
Coach Hervé Marie-Rose's side climbs to 2nd (5-1) and extends its winning streak to four. Coach Rui Brito Roberto's Dikrich sits 5th at 3-3 after a spirited but late push.
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