Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled Nitia Bettembourg 103-73 in Oberanven, staying perfect atop the M-U22 N2 Qualification (6-0). The game swung early: after Owen Chen hit back-to-back threes and later added a third to push Nitia ahead 14-7, Gréngewald answered with a 21-9 close to the first quarter (28-23). Coach Yannick Julien's team then broke it open with a 10-0 start to the second quarter, fueled by eight consecutive points from Sam Urwald, to reach 38-23 and a 53-35 halftime lead.
Nitia tried to steady through Chen and Mathieu Ercolani (NIT), but Gréngewald kept stacking runs. The hosts extended to 75-54 late in the third and never looked back, peaking at a +30 margin at the buzzer. Coach Mike Ricardo Mendes Araujo used time-outs in both first-half quarters to halt the momentum, but Gréngewald's balance and depth prevailed.
Urwald (Season PPG: 29.6) led all scorers with 33, mixing 11 two-pointers, two threes and five free throws, and he navigated four personal fouls without fouling out. Inside, Kian Wensveen Grou (Season PPG: 16.2) added 23 with a steady stream of two-point finishes. Luca Pividor (Season PPG: 11.4) chipped in 15, and Lex Bauer (Season PPG: 14.6) 12.
For Nitia, captain Owen Chen (19, 1.76m, CHN; Season PPG: 21.2) struck for 26, including five made threes, keeping his team in touch through three quarters. Ercolani (NIT) followed with 24, while Maik Zhan (NIT) added 10 with two triples. Nitia's wings accrued fouls (Wesley Almeida and Noah Butler with four each), which complicated defensive matchups.
Gréngewald remain first in the standings. Nitia slip to 5th (2-3) and are on a three-game losing skid.
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