Kordall Steelers controlled their M-U16 Div.4 opener in Niederkorn, beating Nitia Bettembourg 94-61 behind a blistering start and sustained paint pressure. Coach Julien Noël Edouard Bordonné's five ripped a 13-0 run to open and closed the first quarter up 23-5, with Abriel Adam (32, 14, BEL) setting the tone. Nitia coach Qassim Sahraoui's early timeout slowed the bleeding, and after the break in Q2 NIT found rhythm through Ewen ManFei Leung (24, 13, FRA), who strung together three straight baskets and tallied 10 in the period. KDS still took the quarter 29-24 to lead 52-29 at half.
Leung stayed aggressive in the third, but Adam repeatedly answered, pairing with Mahé Schmitz (19, 14) to keep the gap around 20+ and push it to 69-45 late in Q3. The hosts' inside dominance was clear: 43 made two-pointers, with Mickael Pereira Briga (19, 14, PRT) adding the team's lone three.
Kordall's highest lead reached 35 (92-57) in the fourth before closing 94-61. For NIT, Dinis Jorge Cruz Rica (15) mixed drives and three triples; Adrian Ion Zianveni added 10, while Mathis Brochier (6) and Richard Ye (4) chipped in. For KDS, Kevin Heusbourg (10) and Ilyas Cardarelli (10) complemented the AdamSchmitzPereira axis. Kordall opens Phase 1 at 1-0; Nitia starts 0-1.
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