AS Soleuvre controlled BBC Dikrich 94-76 in the M-U22 N2 Qualification round at zolwer/scheierhaf, built on a blistering start and a dominant third quarter.
Soleuvre exploded out of the blocks, flipping an early 1-2 deficit into a 29-9 first-quarter lead with a 28-7 closing stretch. Dikrich reacted in the second: threes from Kevin John Gillen and Justin Tram and inside work by Ewan Da Silva powered a 28-18 quarter for the visitors, trimming the gap to 47-37 at halftime. Lex Lahure (17) hit back-to-back threes early in Q2 to stop one run, foreshadowing what was to come.
After the break, Soleuvre reasserted itself. Charel Diedenhofen (19, 1.97m) scored repeatedly at the rim, Lahure rained threes, and Sandro Sanches Gomes Barros added one from deep as the hosts took the third 28-15 and led 75-52 after 30 minutes, their largest margin at +23. In the fourth, Dikrich found late perimeter answers Da Silva and Gillen connected from long range but the gap remained comfortable. An unsportsmanlike foul on Alex Gomes Piedade in the final period did not alter the storyline.
Top performers for Soleuvre: Lahure poured in 24 points with six triples, Diedenhofen matched him with 24 (6 free throws, 9 twos), Ibrahim Hasic (19) added 17 including seven made free throws, and David-Andrei Cojanu (18, ROU) chipped in 12. For Dikrich, Tram (Season PPG: 9.29) led with 15, Da Silva (Season PPG: 19.86) had 14, Joel Leite Delgado (Season PPG: 10.6) scored 11, as did Leonardo André Neves (18, PRT), while Gillen hit three threes for 9.
Coach Hervé Marie-Rose's group climbs to 3rd place (+2) at 4-1. Coach Endrit Shala's side stays 2nd at 4-2, with a three-game winning run halted.
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