Basket Esch B edged Black Frogs Schieren 67-58 in MU16 Division 5 (Phase 1), a game shaped by pronounced swings. Esch exploded out of the blocks (24-9 in Q1), sparked by an 11-0 run from 2-2 to 13-2 with Chimezie Samuel Dialo (LALB) and Bo Zarotti (LALB) hitting early. Schieren answered with a strong second quarter (8-19), stringing a 13-2 run as Mathis Kraus (FRO), Rick Marth (FRO) and Félix Bouzidi (FRO) chipped away; Micah Joshua Libang (FRO) added three straight baskets to trim it to 32-28 at halftime.
The third quarter proved decisive: Esch authored an 18-7 burst, with Lionel Matheis Gamba (12, COG) finishing in transition, Dialo scoring inside and from deep, and support from Edwin Pereira Furtado (LALB) and Timéo Noah Wietkik (LALB), pushing the gap to 52-39. Schieren kept coming in the fourth (15-19), with Matthew Jacob Libang (FRO) and Marth productive and Micah Libang's late three cutting it to 65-58. Wietkik answered and Esch managed the closing possessions. Esch's largest lead reached 15 in the first quarter.
Top scorers
- Basket Esch B: Dialo (22, two 3s, 2 FTs), Gamba (10), Pereira Furtado (8, team captain), Wietkik (8), Zarotti (7).
- Black Frogs Schieren: M. J. Libang (13), Marth (12), M. J. Libang (Micah) (11, late 3), Kraus (8), Furtado Correia (7), Bouzidi (5).
Coach Stphane Feller's side extends its perfect start (4-0), holding second place behind Etzella Ettelbruck B. Coach Khyree Terell Armstead's Frogs fall to 2-2, currently third.
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