M-Division 2, round-robin (game 6). Résidence Walferdange B controlled Nitia Bettembourg B 73-55, building the win early and never letting it slip. The hosts blasted out to an 11-0 start behind Emanuele Santi (49, ITA) and a prolific Filip Dukic (34, MNE), and closed the first quarter at 23-12. In the second, Razvan-Alexandru Purice and Liviu-Constantin Rusu (37, ROU) extended the gap, while Dukic repeatedly scored at the line; halftime came at 45-28.
The largest lead reached +23 (54-31) midway through the third as Santi and Dukic kept the pressure on. Nitia's best spell featured long-range answers from Manuel Fiermonte and David Picco (Season PPG: 11.33), trimming to 58-41 after three. Early in the fourth, Wesley Almeida (Season PPG: 11.20) strung together five straight points (3+2) to 63-50, but Résidence replied immediately through Rusu's inside finishers and an Andreas Berkhoff three to shut the door.
Top performers
- For Résidence: Dukic poured in 30 points (8x2, 1x3, 11 FTs made), setting the tone early and closing calmly from the stripe. Santi added 13 with steady first-half production. Rusu chipped 11, including a timely third-quarter three and back-to-back scores in the last period.
- For Nitia: Picco led with 16, mixing drives and two triples, while Almeida scored 12 and sparked the late push. Nelson Pinto (35, PRT) contributed 8.
Context and table impact
Résidence string a second straight win after three losses and climb three places to 7th. Nitia slide to 2-4 and are now on a three-game skid but remain 3rd. Coach Rusu's side managed the rhythm, answered every run, and handled the key moments after time-outs, notably when Nitia tried to halt the early momentum in the first half.
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Résidence Walferdange B 
Nitia Bettembourg B 
