T71 Dudelange B overran Nitia Bettembourg 140-43 at grimler/terrain1, deciding the contest early and stretching the gap all night. The hosts opened 37-8 after 10 minutes, closing the first quarter on a 14-0 run with six straight baskets, and led 79-25 at halftime. Coach Sandro Ceresi's group kept the pace after the break (36-10 in Q3) and reached a highest lead of 97 at the buzzer.
Tim Wagner (Season PPG: 10.38) headlined T71 with 30 points, including 11 in Q1 and a 16-point second quarter featuring back-to-back threes. Paddy Keiser (Season PPG: 12.83) and Jamie Papa Muller (Season PPG: 9.38) added 19 each, while Luka Babovic (Season PPG: 12.83) scored 16 and had a late burst with consecutive baskets in Q4. Depth was evident: seven T71 players finished in double digits. T71's shot profile was striking: 55 made 2-pointers and 9 threes, with only 3 points from the line.
For Nitia, Raphael Norbert Schmit (15) led with 11, supported by Mathis Brochier (Season PPG: 6.80) and Dinis Jorge Cruz Rica (Season PPG: 9.20) at 8 apiece. Richard Ye (15, CHN) hit an early triple, while Halil Settar Yalcin contributed 5. David Goncalves Maricato picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter, limiting momentum for Coach Qassim Sahraoui's team.
Game flow notes: after Nitia's early 3 for 2-3, T71 strung together repeated mini-runs, notably Wagner's personal surge in Q2 and Keiser's five-point burst in Q3. Team totals underline the disparity: Nitia made 17 two-pointers, 1 three and 6 free throws.
In the standings, T71B climbs to 2nd (ranking gain +1, 4-1), while Nitia sits 6th.
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