T71 Dudelange B beat Bascharage Hedgehogs B 79-69 and completed a 2-0 season sweep in this matchup. T71B remain 2nd in M-Division 2 at 10-6, while BASB are 9th and even gain two places despite the defeat.
The game was controlled by T71B for three quarters. They set the tone at 19-8, then pushed the gap to 43-25 by halftime. Nevzat Dzudzevic (Season PPG: 7.78) gave useful second-quarter scoring, while Rafael Costa Farinha (Season PPG: 9.40) and Karim Chakir (Season PPG: 9.60) kept the home side efficient around the basket.
The decisive moment came just after the break. From 43-27, coach Serge Logelin's team produced a 19-0 run to 62-27, the highest lead of the evening. Costa Farinha was central in that stretch and finished with 25 points, matching his season high. Chakir added 16, and Arnaud Yann Menu (25, FRA) contributed 13.
Bascharage reacted much better late. After trailing 64-40 at the end of the third, they won the last quarter 29-15. Almada Wilson da Silva, the 25-year-old 1.96m Portuguese forward/center, led the comeback effort with 21 points. Luigi Garofoli (Season PPG: 9.38) scored 14, with several baskets during the late push, and Dzenan Eco (Season PPG: 19.43) added 13.
T71B had to manage some late foul pressure, and Costa Farinha fouled out in the fourth, but the earlier separation was too large for BASB to erase.
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