Arantia Larochette handled Nitia Bettembourg 73-51 in MU16 Division 4 (Phase 1) at bettembg./terrain1, building steadily after a tight start. Nitia edged Q1, 18-17, behind early baskets from Ewen ManFei Leung (13, FRA) and captain Richard Ye (15, CHN). The game flipped in the second quarter: Arantia opened with a 9-0 run (No' Bissen hit a three and added a two, Philippe Volvert followed with two layups) to move from 18-17 to 18-26, and reached halftime up 24-35.
Out of the break, Arantia struck again with an 8-0 burst captain Charles Wilhelm scored three straight baskets, Bissen added another to stretch it to 24-43. Nitia responded through Leung and Dinis Jorge Cruz Rica, but Arantia kept a doubledigit cushion into the fourth (39-52). Volvert then delivered a personal 6-0 in the final period with three consecutive field goals (44-66), and the visitors peaked at +23 (48-71) before closing it out.
Top performers:
- Arantia: Philippe Volvert (24) set the tone on both ends; Charles Wilhelm (20) was relentless despite managing four fouls; No' Bissen (18) provided range with two triples; L'o Rock added 6, Fabio Valerius 3.
- Nitia: Ewen ManFei Leung (24) kept his side afloat with 11 made twos and 2 free throws; Richard Ye 8; Mathis Brochier 6; David Goncalves Maricato 5; Cruz Rica and Tun Rodesch 4 each.
Arantia's three longrange makes (Bissen 2, Volvert 1) contrasted with Nitia's zero from deep and underpinned the decisive second and thirdquarter runs. Coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's team bounced back after an opening loss and climbs to 2nd in the table (+4), while Qassim Sahraoui's Nitia drops to 02 and sits 5th. Notable foul trouble: Wilhelm (4) for Arantia; Rodesch (4) and Brochier (4) for Nitia.
(AI generated)