Résidence Walferdange (RES) opened M-U14 Division 1 with a commanding 98-64 win over Etzella Ettelbruck (ETZ) in Walfer. Gael Dos Santos Antonio (13) scored the game's first four points and RES edged Q1 (18-14). The break came in Q2: a 25-9 stretch pushed the hosts to 43-23 at halftime, helped by a personal 7-point run from captain Kasparas Voska (13, LTU).
ETZ reacted after the break with their best spell. Despite an unsportsmanlike (U2) on Marc Liam Hetto (12) early in Q3, ETZ poured in 29 points, fueled by Hetto's 12 in the quarter and two triples from captain Jahleeon Nascimento Rocha Carvalho (13), trimming it to 63-52. Coach Steve Stéphane Alexandre's team answered emphatically: RES closed with a 35-12 fourth quarter, reaching the largest lead at +34.
Top performers
- RES: Voska (37) was unstoppable; Robert Nicula (12) added 22; Dos Santos Antonio (13, BEL) had 20; Stefans Grandovskis (12, LVA) chipped in 10.
- ETZ: Rocha Carvalho (28) carried the offense; Hetto (14) sparked the third; Lenn Dos Santos (11) and Lourenço Fonseca Nunes (11, PRT) provided support. Alen Kocan (12, MNE) faced early foul trouble.
Coach Dragana Zoric's ETZ sits 6th, while RES jumps to 1st in the classification.
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