BBC Käldall controlled in Zolwer/Scheierhaff, winning 83-65 over AS Soleuvre B. The visitors set the tone with a 25-11 first quarter and stretched it to 43-24 at halftime. Steven Mersch (30, 1.87m) sparked the early break with 10 of Käldall's next points from 5-5, including two triples, before Ralph Anthony Lana (Season PPG: 21.4) and Florian Briwa (FRA) added steady scoring to keep the gap comfortable.
Soleuvre B responded after the break. A 3 by Rainjay Maturan (Season PPG: 5.0) and five straight from Stéphane Cavor (17, FRA) fueled an 8-0 run to 38-46, and the quarter closed at 44-56. Coach Hervé Marie-Rose's group briefly had momentum, but Käldall and coach Didier Frédéric Chomel closed the door early in the fourth: Mersch strung together seven points inside a 9-0 surge to 76-55, and the visitors' largest lead reached +21 (83-62) before the final horn.
Top performers
- Käldall: Mersch 27, Lana 21, Briwa 14; support from Jérémy Rodrigues Delgado (Season PPG: 3.17) and Noam Chomel (19, FRA) with 6 each; veteran captain Fabien Hirtz (Season PPG: 2.0) added 2.
- Soleuvre B: Cavor 22, Maturan 12, captain Tom Lahure (Season PPG: 11.5) 10, Mathis Alex Guiot (Season PPG: 5.33) 9; Kieran Nono (1.89m, IRL) 5.
There were pockets of foul trouble Chomel and Rodrigues on four for Käldall; Maturan and Predrag Cavor (48, FRA) on four for Soleuvre but no disqualifications. Notably, Mersch had two personals in quick succession mid-third yet remained decisive.
Form and table: Käldall halted a run of defeats and climbs to 5th (+2). Soleuvre B, whose four-game winning streak ends, stays 2nd (+1).
(AI generated)