AS Soleuvre controlled the M-Coupe Minis 1/16 final in Bettembourg, beating Nitia Bettembourg 86-57 after leading from start to finish. An early visiting surge set the tone: from 2-3, Soleuvre strung together an 8-0 run to 2-11, with Lou Lahure (SOL) and Romeo Valentino Angeloni (SOL) driving the gap. The first quarter closed at 12-24, and the advantage stretched to 24-44 by halftime behind steady inside scoring and outside shot-making.
The third quarter broke the game open. Leo Loesch (SOL) scored repeatedly in the paint and Lahure buried three triples in the period, pushing the margin past 30. Soleuvre's perimeter edge was decisive: 10 made three-pointers (seven by Lahure) against 0 for Nitia, a 30-0 difference from behind the arc.
Nitia showed character in the fourth. Trailing 41-72, they answered with an 8-0 run to 49-72 before Soleuvre replied 7-0 to 49-79. The visitors reached their biggest lead at +36 (50-86) before Nitia closed on a 7-0 burst. Coach Biever's team advanced to the next round on the back of balanced scoring and spacing; Coach Defer's side relied on twos all night and could not match the outside firepower.
Top performers
- AS Soleuvre: Lou Lahure (SOL) delivered 31 points, including seven 3-pointers, and repeatedly struck in key moments. Phillipe Vieira Geraldes (SOL) added 14 (two threes, two free throws), and Leo Loesch (SOL) had 12, all on 2-point field goals. TimO Weber (SOL) and Angeloni (SOL) chipped in 8 each.
- Nitia Bettembourg: Ewen Man-Fei Leung (13, FRA) paced NIT with 25 points, all from 11 made 2-pointers and 3 free throws, carrying much of the home offense. Adrian Ion Zianveni (NIT) contributed 15 (6 twos, 3 free throws). Nitia did not convert a 3-pointer.
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