Basket Esch C overpowered Sparta Bertrange C, 100-55, in the M-Division 2 championship round in Esch. After a balanced opening (SPAC up 6-3), the hosts settled behind the scoring of Noah Jacques Kambala (25, 1.78 m) to lead 18-14 after 10 minutes. Esch opened the second quarter with a 6-0 push to 22-14, then stretched it with another 10-2 to 32-20, reaching halftime at 42-26.
The game broke open in the third. Kambala strung together a personal 6-0 with back-to-back threes and Esch won the quarter 28-10, pushing the margin to 70-36. The lead eventually peaked at 47 points (100-53) before the final buzzer.
Esch's perimeter volume told the story: 13 made threes to SPAC's 4. They also led inside (26 two-point field goals to 18) and edged from the line (9-7). Kambala poured in 29, while coach Raoul Burg (Season PPG: 7.33) added 16 with four triples. Antoni Cimino (24, FRA) scored 11, and Adnan Babacic (26) had 10; Dorian Da Cruz (30, 1.75 m) chipped in 8.
For SPAC, Danny Weiwers (39) fought to 21 points, including four straight free throws early in the fourth. Kevin Andrade (34) added 9, with Sebastian Blesgen (37, BEL) and coach Philip Groff (Season PPG: 4.00) at 8 each.
Esch's rhythm never wavered and they closed strongly (30-19 in the fourth). Basket Esch C remain top of the table at 3-0, now on a three-game winning streak. Sparta Bertrange C drop to 1-2 and sit 7th.
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