Entente RES AMI controlled Sparta Bertrange 91-79 in the M-U18 Division 2 Phase 2 opener in Steinsel. The first half was balanced (15-15, then 22-20 for ERA) for a 37-35 lead at the break, despite an unsportsmanlike foul on Riley Wohl in the second quarter that gave SPA free throws via Jules Wurth.
The game turned after halftime. ERA opened the third quarter with an 8-0 burst, Jules Reuter (ERA) piling in successive baskets, and won the period 30-16 to build a 67-51 cushion. Reuter kept scoring in spurts through the fourth as the hosts peaked at a 24-point lead (89-65) before SPA trimmed the margin late, helped by Théo Mc Leod (Season PPG: 19.6; 17 years, 1.79m, FRA), who finished with 25 and knocked down a three plus three free throws in a row in the final period.
ERA's offensive load was shared by Reuter (32) and Nicolas Roque do Amaral (Season PPG: 25.17) with 29, including back-to-back twos in the second quarter and a third-quarter three, plus steady free throws in the fourth. Elvio Alissoutin (Season PPG: 7.0) added 11, David Lichy (Season PPG: 3.4) 6, and Aurel Nicula (Season PPG: 9.33) hit a timely triple after the interval.
SPA found secondary scoring from Wurth (Season PPG: 9.75; 14 points) and Gaspard Thorel Lesselin (Season PPG: 5.4; 8 points). Foul trouble undercut their finish: Ata Tastekin (Season PPG: 11.33; 1.91m, TUR) picked up three fouls in the first quarter and later fouled out, as did Diego Maestro Varillas (Season PPG: 4.67) in the fourth.
Coach Thorsten Freiheit's team tops the Phase 2 table at 1-0, while Christian Michael Wulff's Sparta (0-1) sees a three-game winning streak halted. Game evolution and momentum were decided by ERA's third-quarter run and composure at the line down the stretch.
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