North Fox B took a 57-45 road win over Telstar Hesperange E in a game that stayed open until the last quarter. The visitors, now 1st in M-Division 4 after a gain of four places, also completed the season sweep after their 74-61 win in the first meeting. Telstar is 3rd.
Game evolution mattered here. North Fox started with a 12-0 run and led 14-6 after the first quarter. Mathys Neves (Season PPG: 12.50) was central to that opening, scoring 10 of his team's first 12 points. Telstar then changed the rhythm in the second period. From 14-16 down, the home side produced an 8-0 run to go ahead 22-20 and won the quarter 16-7.
Telstar's best scorers in that phase were Sylvain Felten (44, TELE), David Parisi (Season PPG: 10.60) and Mike Bausch (Season PPG: 8.38). Felten finished with 15 points, Parisi added 6, while Jordan Kaboth (Season PPG: 10.20) and Gil Roden (Season PPG: 8.60) also scored 6 each. Telstar had an early discipline issue, with Loïc Wohl committing three personal fouls in the first quarter and a fourth before halftime.
North Fox regained control right after the break with a 6-0 start, then built the margin to 36-26. Telstar answered well with a 9-1 stretch to come back to 35-37 at the end of the third. The key moment came in the fourth: after 40-48, North Fox closed the door with a 7-0 run to 55-40, their highest lead.
Neves led all scorers with 22 points. Fábio Samuel Mauricio Gomes (Season PPG: 12.41) added 13, including a 3-pointer in the final quarter, and Pol Linden (Season PPG: 6.89) scored 10. Mett Wald (24, FOXB) and Dozie Bowei (25, NGA) each contributed 4.
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