Telstar Hesperange opened Phase 2 with a commanding 94-60 win in Mamer, climbing to first place (+5) in the Championship round, while Mambra Mamer slipped to fourth (-1). The game tilted decisively in the second quarter, where Telstar delivered a 30-12 burst, including a 10-0 run from 21-28 to 21-38 and later an 8-0 to 28-51, breaking the contest open by halftime (29-53). Telstar's highest lead reached +35 in the fourth.
Samuel Rehak (Season PPG: 13.67) set the tone with 23 points, mixing three triples and steady scoring on drives, and Jules Cochet (Season PPG: 16.00) added 20, repeatedly punishing Mamer in the mid-range and at the line. Raffaele Santi (14) provided inside presence, while Paul Emile Gottardi (7) and Shay Matthew Colgan (IRL, 17) combined for three timely threes; Juan Joyner Lopes da Costa dos S. chipped in 9. Under coach Agada Uchenna Ohpani, Telstar balanced perimeter and paint: 33 made two-pointers and six threes, plus 10 free throws.
Mamer started well and briefly leveled at 13-13 but couldn't stem Telstar's second-quarter flow. Alexis Georges Bourgoignie Martin (Season PPG: 24.83) and Tadas Stalauskas (LTU, 16) led with 12 each; Stalauskas hit two early threes. Luca Léon Schiano and Henry Alberto Murray scored 8 apiece, with Murray stringing together back-to-back baskets to pull to 39-55 mid-third, and Ignas Simkus added 8. Coach N'Guessan Junior Pacome's side found interior scores (24 made two-pointers) but lacked perimeter volume (two threes).
Context matters: Mamer's five-game winning streak halted, while Telstar, after three straight losses, responded strongly.
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