Basket Esch dismantled Résidence Walferdange 92-56 in the M-U22 round-robin at esch/ho3, breaking the game open with a furious 14-0 run to close the first quarter (from 14-15 down to 28-15; 28-16 after 10 minutes). Dejan Pavlovic's group never looked back: early in the second quarter Basile Gunia (19) strung together five straight points to push the margin to 33-16, and Malik Demirovic added eight points in that period, all from inside, for a 53-29 halftime cushion.
The third quarter decided it. Matt Jaeger (18, 1.85m) buried back-to-back threes and sparked a 12-3 burst; Esch's defense held Walferdange to just five points in the frame (68-34 after three). The lead peaked at +38 twice (90-52, then 92-54) before the final horn.
Fabien Vandler (Season PPG: 19.17) led Esch with 19 points, mixing three triples, four twos and two free throws. Jaeger added 15 with four made threes, while Luka Stankovic (18, 1.90m) and Gunia chipped in 11 each. Demirovic (Season PPG: 6.33) delivered his 8-point surge in Q2; Curtis Pelkes and Edi Sabotic also posted 8 apiece, and Raphaël Cessat (19, FRA) hit two first-quarter threes.
For Dragan Stipanovic's side, Elvio Amen Alissoutin (16, FRA) fought to 10 points in the opening and closing stretches, matched by Rayan Essifi (10). Kristupas Zilionis (17, LTU) poured in all 10 of his points in the fourth to trim the margin late, while captain Maurice Grivet (Season PPG: 14.57) had 9.
In the standings, Basket Esch climbs to 5th (+1), while Résidence stays 4th. Trend-wise, Esch has now won two straight after four losses; Walferdange slips to a three-game losing streak.
(AI generated)