League leaders T71 Dudelange B imposed themselves very early and beat Basket Esch B 127-44, staying first in M-U18 Division 4:Phase 1 with a fourth straight win. Basket Esch B dropped to 1-3 but still moved up one place to 4th.
The game was decided by its rhythm from the opening minutes. After a 2-2 start, T71B quickly stretched the score to 18-5, then closed the first quarter with a strong 17-1 sequence to reach 35-9. Coach Almir Subasic's team kept the pressure high in the second period and built a 71-21 halftime lead. The third quarter removed any remaining doubt: T71B opened the half with 13 unanswered points and pushed the gap to 84-21. The highest lead reached 83 points late in the game.
Phanuel Magoum, who came in with a 19.00 season scoring average, was the clear reference point with 44 points and constant pressure near the basket. Stefan Malesevic added 20, Théo Mariuzzo 18, while 15-year-old Mathéo Velnom Mendes scored 13. Tunn Wirion had 12, and Max Schartz plus Sergiu Lisnicenco both finished with 10, showing the home side's depth.
For LALB, Charles Widong (LALB) led the scoring with 14 points, Marvin Semedo Gomes (LALB) added 12, and David Dimic (LALB) scored 7. Mathis Bath Rama (LALB) had 6 and Paul Mendy Cardenas (LALB) contributed 5. Coach Quinten Nelson tried to interrupt the flow with first-half time-outs, but T71B's repeated scoring runs never allowed the visitors to settle.
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