Racing Luxembourg overpowered Bascharage Hedgehogs 104-35 at Tramsschap/Central in the M-U16 Division 2 Phase 2 round-robin. After an even start (5-4), Racing closed the first quarter on an 11-0 run to 16-4 and led 16-6 despite a Bascharage time-out. The game broke open in the second quarter: after Tom Kruchten's basket for 16-8, Racing unleashed a 34-0 burst to halftime (50-8), with captain Nick Wallers and Elhadj Ibrahima Diallo driving a relentless transition game, supported by Mihailo Rilak, Martin Cuesta Jaramillo and Bartosz Olejnik.
Bascharage found some rhythm after the break through Viktor Pecirep and Kruchten, but Racing kept stretching the gap. Martin Cuesta Jaramillo (14, ESP) strung together seven straight Racing points in Q3 (including a three) to push the margin beyond reach. In the fourth, Diallo added a triple and more layups; the highest lead peaked at +72 (104-32) before a late Pecirep three.
Racing's scoring profile was emphatic: 40 two-point field goals, 6 threes and 6 free throws. Bascharage managed 13 twos, 2 threes and 3 free throws. Standouts: Wallers (26, Season PPG: 27.0) with three triples; Diallo (13, PRT) poured in 22; Rilak added 16; Martin Cuesta Jaramillo 13; Olejnik 8 off the bench. For Bascharage, Pecirep (18, Season PPG: 24.43) led with two threes and 2/2 at the line, Kruchten (9, Season PPG: 7.86) contributed inside, Samuel Hobby scored 4. Gabriel Da Cunha Martins picked up two P2 fouls in Q2 and finished with four.
Coach Ilija Kalajdzic's side is now up to 2nd in the classification (gain +2, 2-0), while Coach William Guenfissi's team sits 6th (0-2). Racing is on a two-game winning streak after five straight losses; Bascharage has dropped two in a row.
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