T71 Dudelange B imposed itself 98-59 at Basket Esch B and completed a season sweep after the earlier 88-71 win. The visitors move up to 1st place in M-U16 Division 3: Phase finale, while Basket Esch B remain 6th and are now on a seven-game losing streak.
Basket Esch B, coached by Stéphane Feller, opened 2-0 through Colin Schneider (Season PPG: 8.19), but T71B answered quickly. After the score was 4-5, the visitors produced a 9-0 run to 4-14, then closed the first quarter with another 5-0 push for 27-17. Esch stayed in contact in the second period. Amilcar André Rodrigues Moreira (Season PPG: 8.70) and Edwin Pereira Furtado (Season PPG: 10.80) helped cut the gap to 25-29, but T71B rebuilt the margin and led 44-32 at the break.
The decisive stretch came late in the third quarter. Esch reduced the deficit to 45-57, but Sandro Ceresi's team finished the quarter on an 11-0 run. That became a 16-0 surge across the break when Tim Wagner opened the fourth quarter with a three for 71-45, then Felix Trierweiler added two free throws for 73-45. Esch answered with 6 straight points, yet T71B never lost control and closed the game with 14 unanswered points, its biggest lead reaching 39.
Wagner (Season PPG: 9.92) led all scorers with 26 points, including 4 threes. The 16-year-old Luka Babovic (Season PPG: 14.61) added 18, while Ben Jemming (Season PPG: 5.39), Lee Weyland (Season PPG: 8.77) and Phanuel Magoum (Season PPG: 11.69) each scored 12. For Esch, Schneider had 13, Rodrigues Moreira 11 and Pereira Furtado 8. Bo Zarotti (Season PPG: 5.67) also gave energy with 7 points, but foul pressure hurt the home side during T71B's main run.
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