Arantia Larochette overpowered T71 Dudelange 143-76 in Larochette, dictating the game from the opening tip. Coach Karolis Abramavicius' team burst to a 13-2 start and strung together a 10-0 run to break the game open, closing the first quarter 34-11. The hosts kept their foot down in the second behind a barrage from the perimeter and went to the locker room up 73-28.
The third quarter settled any doubt: Arantia posted 40 points, with Oleksandr Senchenko repeatedly punishing the defense from deep, including multiple triples around the late-quarter timeout. He then opened the fourth with six consecutive points for Arantia as the gap stretched to a highest lead of 71 (141-70). Under pressure, T71's captain Nils Schroeder picked up two quick fouls early in the third and later fouled out; on the other side, Alan Genoud also fouled out, but only after contributing significantly to the lead.
Senchenko (Season PPG: 27.0), a 21-year-old guard (1.85m, UKR), put on a remarkable scoring show with 74 points. He was well supported by Genoud (19; Season PPG: 8.67) and by 1.98m center Noé Tibold (16; Season PPG: 22.5). Lee Brosius added 11 and Edson De Sousa Silva chipped in 10.
For Coach Serge Logelin's side, Lenn Dondelinger (Season PPG: 12.0) and Karim Chakir (Season PPG: 10.0) led with 18 apiece, while Charel Brettner (Season PPG: 12.5) scored 13 and Len Guedes added 12. T71 showed flashes in the second half but could not slow Arantia's rhythm.
In the classification, Arantia stand 3rd at 5-1 and have now won back-to-back games. T71 are 9th at 1-4, their slide continuing with a fourth straight loss.
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