League leader Telstar Hesperange E stayed perfect at 5-0 and protected first place with a controlled 73-49 road win over third-placed Black Star Mersch C, whose two-game winning run ended.
The game was largely decided in the first half. Telstar opened with clear pace and pressure, moving from 0-0 to 8-0 and then 16-3. Black Star got some early scoring from Steen Beckers (19, 1.80m), but Telstar still closed the first quarter 21-9. The second period was even more one-sided: from 11-21, the visitors pushed to 27-11, and after Luca Testori reduced it to 12-27, Telstar answered with 10 straight points for 37-12. At halftime, the gap was already 43-16, a 27-point lead.
Black Star reacted better after the break. Beckers went on a roll in the third quarter, scoring 12 points in the period, and Rui Dias dos Santos (17) also added useful offense as Mersch won the quarter 19-14. The home side trimmed the deficit to 57-35 entering the last 10 minutes and later got as close as 19 points at 40-59. Telstar, however, never lost control and rebuilt the margin, with its lead reaching 27 again in the fourth.
Beckers was the standout for Black Star with 28 points, including four 3-pointers. Dias dos Santos added 12, while Testori had 5.
Telstar had more balance. Albert Jorda Reinoso (23, ESP) set the tone with 18 points, Pietro Battaglia (27, ITA) added 16, Enrico Cardinale scored 10, Andrea Cavasin finished with 8, and Mauro D'Amato plus Davide Macchi both had 6. That spread, especially in the first half, made the difference.
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