VIBBALL Echternach overpowered AS Soleuvre B 104-56 in Zolwer/Scheierhaf, dictating the tempo from the opening tip. Benjamin Mafole Ondekane (14, ESP) scored the first four points, and after a brief 2-2 tie VBE surged to 10-5. An 8-0 close to the first quarter set the tone (10-23). In the second, Adrian Constantin Achim (14, ROU), Jeremi Adamski (14, POL) and Gustaw Karwacki (14) kept piling on, while an unsportsmanlike foul (U2) on Pit Simon just before the break added to the damage. Halftime: 26-58.
The third quarter brought more of the same: Isaac Foz Moutinho (14) and Mafole Ondekane extended the gap, briefly interrupted by a three from Leo Loesch (13). VBE led 38-84 after three. Early in the fourth, Mustafa Yakta Inal (13, TUR) strung together back-to-back baskets as Echternach reached a game-high +54 (38-92). Philippe Vieira Geraldes (13) then authored a late personal flurry for Soleuvre, scoring 16 consecutive points to drag the hosts to 54-100, but VBE stayed comfortably clear and cracked the 100 mark through Foz Moutinho and Karwacki.
Top performers
- VBE: Mafole Ondekane 27, Foz Moutinho 22, Karwacki 19, Adamski 16; Luca Lacalamita (13, ITA) and Inal added valuable minutes.
- SOLB: Vieira Geraldes poured in 33 (58.9% of the team's total), Simon (Season PPG: 11.17) added 10.
Foul notes: Noah Paulus (15) picked up three fouls in the first quarter and finished with four; Simon's U2 arrived late in the second. Coach Ildiko Vass's team remains perfect (4-0) and stays top of the table, extending its winning streak to four. Coach Luc Loesch's SOLB sits fifth. Highest lead: +54 at 38-92.
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