Résidence Walferdange B controlled Mambra Mamer B 97-66 in the M-U16 Division 6 opener at walfer/ho1. The hosts burst out 14-2 with quick strikes from Ilja Lunow (15) and Xabier Balmas (captain), setting the tone for a 28-18 first quarter. Mamer's answer came through Emanuel Palai (14, ITA), who strung together six straight points late in Q1 and added early Q2 baskets to trim the gap to 30-26. Résidence steadied before halftime (46-33).
The third quarter featured a brief twist: Lunow received an unsportsmanlike (U2), and Mamer hung around behind Palai's constant cutting, entering the fourth at 63-52. Coach Stipanovic's side then broke it open with a 12-2 surge, and the lead ballooned to the night's maximum of 31.
Valerio Gulli (15, ITA) led Résidence with 27 points, dominating the lane and cashing in at the line (team totals: 42 made 2s, 13 FTs, no 3s). Lunow added 19, while Jokubas Banaitis (14, LTU) and Randrianasolo Elio Delage each scored 14. Balmas (12) later fouled out but the hosts had already seized control. For Mamer, Palai poured in 28 (all two-pointers) and Arda Selim Isiklar (14, TUR) had 10; the visitors finished with 32 made 2s and only 2 free throws, with no made threes on either side.
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