T71 Dudelange B handled Kordall Steelers 88-58 in M-U16 Division 4 (Phase 1) at grimler/terrain1, moving to 2-0 and up to 2nd place (+1). Kordall sits 1-1 in 3rd (+1).
The opening quarter was balanced (18-15), with Abriel Adam (14, BEL) setting Kordall's tone and T71 answering through Paddy Keiser (15) and Sergiu Lisnicenco. The game turned in the second quarter. At 26-26, coach Sandro Ceresi's side unleashed a 17-0 run, sparked by Tim Wagner (15) at the line and finished by timely baskets from Ben Jemming (13) and Keiser. Even a Kordall timeout could not halt the momentum, and T71 took a 43-28 lead into halftime.
T71 tightened the screws after the break, winning the third quarter 24-10 behind Wagner's shot-making and a spread attack that kept Kordall off balance. Early in the fourth, Keiser strung together three straight baskets to push the margin to 77-42. The hosts' highest lead reached +32 at 88-56 before the final Kordall bucket.
Wagner led T71 with 20 points and later fouled out in the fourth, but the result was already secured. Keiser added 15, Jemming 13, Luka Babovic (15, FRA) 12 and Theo Mariuzzo (15) 10. Kordall's offense ran through Adam, who poured in 26, while Mickael Pereira Briga (14, PRT) contributed 20; SCHMITZ added 7.
Game evolution was decisive: a tight start, a decisive 17-0 second-quarter surge, and a dominant third quarter. T71 is on a two-game winning streak; Kordall follows a season-opening win with its first loss. Coach Julien Bordonne's team showed fight, but the home side's depth and runs proved too much.
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