North Fox B handled Telstar Hesperange E, 74-61 in Reuler, building a massive cushion across the first three quarters and withstanding a late Hesperange push. The hosts led 18-12 after 10 minutes, leaning on early free throws and drives from Nadjahou Mousel Mounda (27, 1.79m, Comoros). A decisive phase came early in the second: a 10-0 tear to 33-14, sparked by a Mousel triple and an 8-point burst from Eldar Sabotic. Halftime read 39-20.
After the break, Fynn Schlechter (Season PPG: 13.17) caught fire, hitting two third-quarter threes and scoring 10 in the period. By the start of the fourth, Louis RÖDEL's team had pushed the gap to its highest at +30 (64-34) after a Mensanh Théodore Adjogbovi triple. From there, Christophe Thil's Telstar side finally found rhythm: Alec Paul Jacques Goedert (32) kept getting to the line and finishing inside, and Thil added perimeter scoring, driving a 27-10 closing run that trimmed the final margin.
Shot profile told the story. North Fox B knocked down 9 threes (to Telstar's 2) and 19 two-pointers; Telstar answered with 21 two-pointers and 13 made free throws, but the long-range gap proved decisive.
Top performers
- North Fox B: Schlechter 16; Fábio Samuel Mauricio Gomes (Season PPG: 16.25) 14; Mousel Mounda 11; Sabotic (Season PPG: 9.4) 8; Adjogbovi 7.
- Telstar Hesperange E: Goedert 23; Christophe Thil (Season PPG: 4.4) 15; Mike Bausch (Season PPG: 7.6) 6.
Goedert picked up his third personal in the last quarter yet continued to score from the stripe; Sébastien Schmitz committed two quick fouls early in the fourth, briefly shifting momentum.
In the standings, North Fox B move up to 1st (5-1, +4 places) and are on a four-game winning streak. Telstar slide to 2nd (4-2) and have now dropped two in a row after opening with four straight wins.
(AI generated)