Sparta Bertrange B controlled Entente RES AMI B 77-54 in M-U18 Division 3: Phase 1 at atert/central, snapping a two-game slide. The hosts jumped out 26-15 after the first quarter behind early perimeter makes and never looked back, taking a 40-24 lead into halftime and managing the game from there (15-13 in Q3, 22-17 in Q4). Coach Christophe Dubois' side found rhythm quickly; Coach Filip Dukic called an early timeout in the 5th minute to halt the opening surge.
The backcourt-frontcourt balance carried SPAB. Tian Kuharic (SPAB) led all scorers with 23, mixing two triples with repeated trips to the line, including back-to-back free throws on three separate occasions. Jules Wurth (Season PPG: 10.2) added 18 with steady mid-range and paint scoring, while Konstantinos Laliotis (Season PPG: 13.2) hit three triples on his way to 13. Martin Cezard Mangel (SPAB) matched him with 13 and three threes. A late 7-0 burst in the fourth fueled by Wurth and Cezard Mangel pushed the margin to the night's high of 25 (73-48).
ERAB's resistance came in spurts. Aurel Nicula (ERAB) scored 13, Illia Malkin (Season PPG: 5.2, 17, UKR) added 8 after two early first-quarter fouls, and Louis Pierre Roeder (15, 1.78m) had 9, including two threes. Vincent Tho Sarrazin (ERAB) knocked down a fourth-quarter three, and Finn Stoltz strung together four points in a row during ERAB's best phase in the third.
Captains contributed on both sides: Jazz Pelkes (SPAB) chipped in 4, Javier Cruz Andueza (ERAB) 2. No foul-outs impacted the game. In the standings, Sparta Bertrange B climbs to 3rd (+1) at 1-2, while Entente RES AMI B remains winless (0-3) in 6th, now on a three-game losing streak.
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