Bascharage Hedgehogs B controlled Nitia Bettembourg B 71-60 in Bascharage, building their win on steady scoring surges and a dominant night from Dzenan Eco (19, 1.96m). The hosts edged the first quarter 17-11 after Eco strung together three straight baskets late in the period to turn 11-10 into 17-10. Nitia briefly closed through Elvin Muhovic at the line (17-15), but Bascharage reasserted behind Eco and went to halftime up 38-28.
Nitia opened the third with a 6-0 run fueled by David Picco to 38-34, only for Bascharage to answer as Georges (BASB) hit back-to-back field goals. The key break came early in the fourth: Eco authored a personal 7-0 burst (two twos and a three) for the night's biggest gap at 65-46. A pair of late threes by Daniel Tshilumba (18, 1.80m, BEL) pushed it to 71-53 and effectively sealed it, despite a final response from Noah Horsmans and bench scorer Anatole Joseph Duban (20, FRA) that trimmed it to 11.
Eco was the standout with 34 points, including five free throws, 13 made two-pointers and one triple, repeatedly scoring in runs. Support came from Teodor Lukic (15) and Tshilumba (8). For Nitia, Picco led with 21 and Horsmans added 19; together they supplied two-thirds of the team's points, with Muhovic chipping in 8. An unsportsmanlike foul (U1) on Jonathan Mechin in the fourth undermined Nitia's push, and Teixeira Ribeiro picked up three quick personals for Bascharage in the closing minutes but the hosts managed the margin.
Coach Goran Lukic's team is on a three-game winning streak and moves up to 2nd in M-Division 2. Nitia drop to 3rd (2-2) after their two-win run was halted.
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Bascharage Hedgehogs B 
Nitia Bettembourg B 
