Nitia Bettembourg controlled Avanti Mondorf 71-39 in the M-U18 Division 4 Phase 2 at Bettembourg/terrain1, pulling away steadily after a competitive first half.
Game evolution
- Mondorf struck first (0-4) through Clément Channen, but Nitia answered immediately: Tom Wetta powered an 11-point opening quarter, flipping it to 20-17 after 10 minutes.
- The second quarter was cagey. Nitia edged out to 30-23 at the break behind an Ilyes Ikherrazan three and scoring from Liam Raas and Hugo Palma Matias. Mondorf's Martin De Pinho Brandao (MON) picked up three personal fouls by mid-game, which didn't help their balance.
- After halftime, Nitia broke it open. Gabriel Berteloot (NIT) sparked the third with 5 quick points (2+FT) and Milan Genot hit from deep. Raas added a three as the hosts surged from 41-32 to 52-34 on an 11-2 run, with Wetta and Jiabin Chen scoring inside. Channen kept Mondorf afloat with a three and multiple drives, but the gap ballooned.
- The fourth was one-way: 19-5 for Nitia. Raas delivered a late flurry (a 4-0 burst and more), and the hosts closed at a game-high +32.
Top performers
- Nitia: Tom Wetta (Season PPG: 5.17) led with 15, Liam Raas (Season PPG: 8.67) added 13, and Gabriel Berteloot (NIT) chipped 12. Support came from Haris Adrovic (6), Genot (5), Yandel Miguel Garcia (5), Tomás Figueiredo Pinto (NIT) (5), Chen (4) and Ikherrazan (3).
- Mondorf: Channen (Season PPG: 14.4) was prolific with 24, Daniel Mihaylov (16, BGR) had 9, De Pinho Brandao (MON) 4 and Ilan Ernzer 2.
Context
- Under coach Qassim Sahraoui, Nitia snap a six-game losing streak and climb to 2nd in the championship round (record 1-2, +2 places). Avanti Mondorf, coached by Nebojsa Nikolic, remain 5th at 0-2 and are on a five-game skid.
(AI generated)