Black Frogs Schieren are the winners in a close game, edging BBC Dikrich 72-68 in Diekirch to open the M-U22 N2 qualification round. The visitors set the tone with a 10-0 burst to close the first quarter (from 16-13 to 16-23), fueled by Rafael Brito Rivera de Jesus (21 pts; 20, 1.96m, Cape Verde), who scored four field goals in that span. Dikrich steadied in Q2 behind Leonardo Neves Lizaro (13; 18, Portugal) and Amar Sijaric (19), trimming it to 34-38 at halftime.
Nemanja Mladenovic (26; 20, 1.90m) kept FRO in front with two third-quarter threes for 51-54. The final period swung wildly: Neves tied it with a three (56-56) and Ewan Da Silva (15) strung together four straight points at the line and in the paint before David Owen Dakeu (6) pushed Dikrich ahead 64-61, a 6-0 team run. From there, the lead changed four times. Sijaric briefly put DIE up 68-67 but then committed consecutive fouls and fouled out, a turning point.
FRO closed on a 7-0 finish: Mladenovic hit a 2+1 and captain Borian Tymi (14; 19, 2.00m) sank two late free throws. FRO's duo Mladenovic-Brito combined for 47 points, with Tymi's interior work key. Dikrich had the edge from the line (9 made to 6) but FRO produced more from two (27 makes to 25) and three (4 to 3). Coaches Alexandre Pereira Meireles managed both second-half timeouts for Black Frogs; Endrit Shala stopped the early run with two in the first half. In the new table, FRO sit 2nd, Dikrich 5th.
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