Arantia Larochette C controlled Bascharage Hedgehogs B 98-80 in a game defined by a blazing start and timely responses to a third-quarter push. ARAC exploded after conceding the opening basket with a 10-0 run, fueled by back-to-back triples from Rui Nunes Jordao (39, 1.76m, PRT), to take the first quarter 34-18. Player-coach Pedro Nunes Jordao (37, 1.82m, PRT) kept the pace with a string of drives and mid-range finishes, and Tom Becker (42, 1.95m) and Sam Brosius (Season PPG: 23.0) added interior pressure for a 57-34 halftime lead.
Bascharage answered with an 11-0 run midway through the third (from 65-40 to 65-51), as Fábio Teixeira Ribeiro (Season PPG: 11.33) attacked the rim and Tristan Hugues Heilmann (25, 1.93m, FRA) rained in threes. ARAC's response triples from Xu Lin and Pedro stabilized things before the fourth. Dzenan Eco (Season PPG: 25.8) sparked late belief with back-to-back threes early in the final frame and helped trim it to 77-72, but ARAC closed with steady halfcourt execution. The hosts' largest lead was +25 (65-40).
Top performers: Pedro Nunes Jordao hit a season-high 27, Brosius added 19, and Alvis Kasteckas (Season PPG: 21.33) finished with 18. For Bascharage, Heilmann struck for 30 (including seven threes), Eco had 20, Teixeira Ribeiro 18, and Daniel Tshilumba (Season PPG: 9.2) 12.
In the standings, ARAC moves up to 5th (3-3, ranking gain +6), while Bascharage slips to 7th (3-3) and is now on a three-game losing streak. Coach Nunes Jordao's early time-out control and late rotations answered coach William Jacques Guenfissi's third-quarter adjustments.
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