AS Soleuvre pulled away after the break to win 75-51 in Bascharage, overturning a 28-25 halftime deficit with a dominant second half. The opening quarter was tight (12-14), tipped by a personal 6-0 burst from Lex Lahure, who strung together two free throws, a triple and another free throw to turn 10-7 into 10-13. Bascharage responded at the start of the second: a 7-0 run built by Gil Schmit (16, 1.82m) put the Hedgehogs in front, and they carried that edge to the interval.
The game pivoted in the third. After Bascharage briefly led 34-31, Soleuvre hit a 12-0 run sparked by Rafael Aguiar Sousa's three and finished by Lahure to seize control and take the quarter 22-8 (36-47). Early in the fourth, Bascharage made one last push: a 9-0 team run, fueled by Schmit's scoring, cut it to 45-49. From there, Soleuvre closed on a 26-6 surge, capitalising on an unsportsmanlike foul by Amin Chebbi and stacking points in transition and from deep to reach a game-high 24-point margin at the buzzer.
Lex Lahure (Season PPG: 16.57) led all scorers with 26, burying five threes and repeatedly punishing defensive lapses. Malik Bah (Season PPG: 11.50) added 13, Pol Diedenhofen (Season PPG: 12.00) 12 including late free throws and a dagger three and Aguiar Sousa chipped in 8; Jean-Marc Juchem and Matteo Niro scored 6 each. For Bascharage, Schmit poured in 25 and carried the offense, while captain Kodjovi Armel Yohann Koutsawa (Season PPG: 18.14) had 11; Alessandro Goncalves da Cruz scored 6, and Mateo Bogatu (17, 1.86m, ROU) opened with an early triple.
Key differentials: Soleuvre outscored Bascharage 24-9 from three (8 made vs 3) and 9-2 at the line. Hervé Marie-Rose's adjustments after halftime told; Veljko Dragasevic's side couldn't sustain their second-quarter momentum. Soleuvre, who also won the earlier meeting 77-60, climb to first place (3-1) and are on a three-game winning streak; Bascharage sit fifth (1-3), now on three straight losses.
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