Basket Esch B controlled its Phase finale game at esch/ho4, beating Kordall Steelers 67-37 after a steady build and a dominant finish. The opening quarter was tight (13-11), sealed by two late free throws from Moris Czerwonka. Early in the second, Kordall briefly edged ahead 13-14 on a three by Leo Musyoka (17, Kenya), but Esch replied instantly with an 8-0 burst Nemanja Zec from deep, Nazem Verbecque (16, France) from three, and captain Noah Schwarz inside to create a 21-14 cushion and a 26-20 halftime lead.
Coach Richard Czerwonka's side kept its grip in the third through Schwarz's mid-range touch and a Czerwonka 3+2 sequence, taking a 44-33 advantage into the last period. The game broke open in the fourth: from 49-36, Esch delivered a 12-0 run (Zec's five quick points and a Charles Widong triple) and closed on an 18-1 finish to reach the night's largest lead at +30.
Schwarz (Season PPG: 19.86) paced Esch with 13 points, Zec added 12, and Amar Feratovic 9, with valuable support from Widong and Czerwonka (7 each). Elmin Kolic chipped in back-to-back baskets during the key surge, while Verbecque's second-quarter three was part of the momentum swing.
For Kordall, Musyoka and Tomas Cerqueira Santos (Season PPG: 10.13) scored 10 apiece Cerqueira Santos hit two threes and drew points at the line while Diego Ricardo Miranda Lima contributed 9. Mouhammadou Moustapha Ndiaye scored 4 and carried four personal fouls but stayed on court.
Basket Esch B now sits atop the Phase finale (2-0, rank 1, ranking gain +8), while Kordall drops to 1-2 (rank 6). Esch has swept the head-to-head this season, 3-0, with winning margins of 28, 18 and now 30. Coach Antonio Alexandre Bento dos Reis Pires' squad stayed in touch for three quarters, but Esch's depth and late-game run decided the night.
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