Telstar Hesperange beat T71 Dudelange C 84-66 in the M-U16 Division 4 Phase finale and split the season series at 1-1 after the earlier 76-68 loss. TEL also stopped a three-game losing streak and moved up one place to 5th, while T71C, despite the defeat, rose to 3rd.
The game turned quickly with TEL opening on an 8-0 run. T71C answered through Sergiu Lisnicenco and Isaak Dos Santos Luis to get back to 8-6, but Batu Polad then scored 6 TEL points in a row and the home side closed the first quarter 17-10 ahead. The second quarter stayed under TEL control: Axel Hosten was very active inside, and a 13-3 stretch took the score from 17-12 to 30-15 before halftime settled at 36-23.
Under coach Uchenna Ohpani, TEL made the decisive push just after the break. The home team went from 36-23 to 53-27, reaching a 26-point lead, their highest margin of the game. T71C reacted well late in the third through Felix Trierweiler, Levy Duarte and Daris Adrovic, trimming the gap to 60-41. Marc Ewerling's team kept competing in the fourth and came as close as 69-56, but TEL answered with another strong burst, highlighted by a Stanislaw Kwasniewski three and steady scoring from Gabriel Marques dos Ramos.
Marques dos Ramos (16, PRT; Season PPG: 22.80) led TEL with 20 points. Hosten (14, FRA; Season PPG: 8.12) added 18, Polad (Season PPG: 13.31) had 14, Adehm (Season PPG: 10.80) scored 13 before fouling out, and Beltechi (Season PPG: 3.47) also finished with 12. For T71C, Lisnicenco (15, PRT; Season PPG: 8.54) scored 18, Weyland (Season PPG: 9.42) had 13, and Adrovic (Season PPG: 13.23) added 10.
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