Black Star Mersch C opened the M-Division 4 championship round with a convincing 63-36 road win at BBC Dikrich B. The first quarter was lively and balanced. After a 0-7 start powered by seven straight points from captain Daniel Goehlhausen, Dikrich answered with long-range shooting: four triples in the period, including two from Daniel Assana Barreto Vieira Djau (19, Portugal), plus makes by Jordan Roberto Rocha and the young shooter Pietro Laforgia (16, Italy). Dikrich even edged ahead 20-19 before Black Star closed the quarter 20-21.
Coach Lisa Hilges's team then took control. A 10-0 burst to start the second quarter pushed the score to 20-31, and Black Star reached halftime 24-36. The third quarter decided it: a 19-3 run extended the margin to 27-55, the game's largest lead at +28. Dikrich won the fourth 9-8, but the gap was already set. Notably, Black Star held the hosts to just seven points combined over the second and third quarters.
Goehlhausen led Black Star with 19 points, with strong support from Jo Philipps (12) and Christophe Lenert (10). Luca Testori added 8, and Max Heiderscheid chipped in two threes (6). For Dikrich, Barreto Vieira Djau topped the scoring with 10, while Roberto Rocha and Odair Nelson Rodrigues Fortes had 6 each; David Owen Dakeu Ngaha (17) added 5.
In the early table, Black Star Mersch C sits first at 1-0, while BBC Dikrich B starts 0-1 under coach Rui Brito Roberto.
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