Musel Pikes, now 2nd after a one-place gain, controlled this M-U22 qualification game from the opening tip and completed a season sweep of Sparta Bertrange, who still moved up to 7th. Adrien Jacquet's team started with a 16-0 run, set the tone at 33-7 after one quarter, and never let Sparta come back into the game. Sparta had its best response at the start of the second period with 5 unanswered points for 12-33, but Musel answered quickly and went to halftime with a 61-26 lead. The visitors kept the same pace after the break, led 86-37 after three quarters, and reached their highest margin at the final buzzer, +66.
Enzo Sanna, the 20-year-old French forward (Season PPG: 12.00), was the main scorer with 33 points. Marko Mustafic, the 20-year-old Croatian guard (Season PPG: 14.36), added 22, including an early first-quarter burst that helped create separation. Jason Hartz (Season PPG: 15.93) finished with 15, while David Ferreira Gordo (Season PPG: 9.08) and Colin Schanen Sar (Season PPG: 5.64) each scored 13. Ferreira Gordo also closed strongly with three consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter. Musel had five players in double figures.
For Sparta, captain Gaspard Thorel Lesselin (Season PPG: 5.00) scored 15, Diego Maestro Varillas (Season PPG: 3.50) added 9, and Ata Tastekin (Season PPG: 9.57) had 7. Elton Jorge Ferreira's side produced its best offensive quarter in the second with 19 points, but the heavy first-quarter deficit shaped the rest of the game.
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