Amicale Steesel (AMI) overpowered Résidence Walferdange (RES) 113-65 in U22 Qualification play at walfer/ho1, building control from the tip and widening the gap each quarter (16-25, 16-30, 18-32, 15-26). AMI's perimeter barrage set the tone: 20 made three-pointers accounted for 60 points, with Kelvin Almeida Lopes de Pina (21, 1.88m) drilling three triples in the first quarter alone. Sean Bugeja (17, 1.85m), the AMI captain, strung together five quick points (3+2) to help AMI to the early 16-25 cushion.
A 9-0 burst right after the first break (16-27 to 16-32) broke the game open, and despite time-outs from both benches, the visitors kept stacking runs. The third quarter featured a 9-0 AMI punch (from 37-60 to 37-69) and steady scoring from multiple hands, pushing the highest lead to 50 points at 50-100. Coach Alves Brandao de Sousa's group shared the load: Gianni Beslija (26, 1.92m) mixed four threes with inside finishes; Bugeja added 17; Bob Rech (14, 1.93m) hit four from deep; Nicolas Roque do Amaral (15) and Fbio Teixeira Ribeiro (7, 1.90m, PRT) chipped in.
RES found answers through Victor Shungu Bonga (26, 1.97m), who worked efficiently inside and added a triple, while captain Felix Urwald (16, 1.80m) and Lars Weirig (15, 1.93m) connected from outside. RES totaled 8 threes and earned 11 points at the line (more than AMI's 7), but AMI's 23 two-point field goals and the three-point differential (60 vs 24) proved decisive.
In the standings, AMI surge to 1st (+8), while RES slip to 7th (-1) and remain winless (loss, loss). Coach Stipanovic's team fought to stop the second-quarter and mid-third-quarter runs but could not slow AMI's long-range rhythm.
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