T71 Dudelange controlled their M-Coupe Minis 1/8 final in Mamer, winning 76-45 over Mambra Mamer. The opening quarter was balanced (12-16) with the captains on both sides setting the tone: Ben Kloos (T71) answered early strikes from Khan Eyal N'Guessan (MAM). Mamer stayed within two possessions through most of the first half, but T71 edged away to 22-29 at the break after steady contributions from Noah Baseggio (T71) and Jules Wirion (T71).
The game broke open after halftime. T71 launched a 14-4 burst to 26-43, highlighted by Kloos stringing together three consecutive field goals in the middle of the third. The quarter ended 31-50 (9-21), and from there the visitors never looked back. In the fourth, T71 kept piling on, reaching the night's biggest gap at 34-70 (+36) after a 3-pointer by Charel Krings (T71). Krings added an unsportsmanlike foul shortly after, but it did not alter the momentum.
Kloos (T71) led all scorers with 23 points, including a key 3-pointer to start the final period and long stretches where he scored in successive possessions. Baseggio added 14 and Krings 11 with two makes from deep, while Ivan Barbic (T71, HRV) had 8 despite foul trouble late. For Mamer, N'Guessan (MAM, 12, FRA) fought all night with 16 points, repeatedly finding lanes at the rim and adding two free throws. Tammo Becker (MAM) followed with 9, and Nikolaos Kouvaras (MAM, 11, GRC) and Mathieu Moccia (MAM) chipped in 6 each.
Coach Alain Schaeffer's side was precise in the third quarter and effective from the perimeter (three triples: two by Krings, one by Kloos), while Coach Paul Jacque tried to stem the tide with time-outs in the second and fourth. T71 also produced multiple mini-runs, notably the 8-0 inside the third that broke Mamer's resistance. T71 advance to the 1/4 finales.
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