Bascharage Hedgehogs B pulled away late to win 77-65 at Bettembourg, completing a season sweep over Nitia Bettembourg B (71-60 in the first meeting). The game was level for 30 minutes (19-20, 39-39, 55-55), before the visitors, coached by Nino Luciani, broke it open with a decisive final quarter.
Game flow mattered. After Bascharage surged to 20-9 in the first, Nitia closed the opening period on a 10-0 run to trail just 19-20. The second quarter was a series of mini-swings: Romeo Vincenzo Giampaolo (Season PPG: 4.00) drilled back-to-back threes for 26-31, only for Nitia to answer through Bill Marteling's trips to the line and Aaron Rodrigues-Otto (18) from deep, sending the game to halftime at 39-39. In the third, Jacques Jaeger (32) caught fire, scoring Nitia's next seven points (2, 2, 3) to momentarily push them ahead 53-50, but Bascharage steadied to reach 55-55 after 30 minutes.
The break belonged to Bascharage. Chris Jay Reding's three opened the fourth, and the visitors unleashed a 12-0 run from 59-63 to 59-75, the game's highest lead (+16). Almada Wilson da Silva (25, 1.96m, PRT) fueled the knockout spell and tallied 9 points in the last quarter. Dzenan Eco (Season PPG: 19.83) led with 20, Wilson da Silva added 13, and Matteo Elia Albanese chipped in 10; Luigi Garofoli's timely three and two in the fourth underlined Bascharage's composure.
Nitia's best answers came from Jaeger's 20 and captain Eric Picco (Season PPG: 10.15) with 18, while David Picco (Season PPG: 11.50) and Marteling supported. Coach Eric Picco used an early fourth-quarter timeout, but Bascharage's perimeter punch was the separator: the visitors hit 10 threes to Nitia's 5. Both teams made 20 two-point field goals; Nitia edged the stripe (10 made FTs to 7), yet Bascharage's +15 from beyond the arc matched the 12-point margin.
In the standings, Nitia remain 5th and Bascharage 9th. The Hedgehogs also halted a three-game losing slide, getting back on track with a controlled finish.
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