Musel Pikes opened Phase 2 with a 75-58 win at grimler/terrain2, climbing to first place (+3) while T71 Dudelange B drops to second (-1). The game swung on large momentum shifts. T71 controlled the first period, closing it 21-15 after a 12-0 run from 7-11 to 19-11 powered by Lorenzo Ethanaël Magoum (T71B) and Adriano Coelho Gomes (Season PPG: 8.0).
Coach Hichem El Basri's side answered immediately in the second quarter: from 23-15 down, Musel ripped a 14-0 run (23-29) through Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 13.17), Rody Minutella (Season PPG: 5.5) and Mathieu Jake Leick. T71 rallied to 36-35 at the half, but the third belonged to Cédric Meyers (Season PPG: 13.17), who strung together successive baskets in the paint as Musel built a 55-50 lead after 30 minutes.
The visitors sealed it with a 20-8 fourth quarter and a closing 9-0 burst. Kemmer added two quick field goals in the final stretch, and Musel's highest lead 17 came at the buzzer. Musel dominated inside: 32 made two-pointers and 11 free throws, with no threes. T71 answered with 24 twos, a single three (Magoum) and 7 free throws.
Top performers
- Musel: Meyers 25 points (12 made 2s, 1 FT), Kemmer 21 (8 made 2s, 5 FTs), Minutella 9; Charel Engel 6; Leick 4; Dimitri Anagnostaras (12, GRC) 4; Lex Flies (Season PPG: 13.4) 5.
- T71: Magoum 21 (the team's only three), Coelho Gomes 14, Berin Hajdarpasic (Season PPG: 11.40) 11.
For Coach Carlo Muller's team, the bright start couldn't withstand Musel's sustained interior pressure. Musel also snaps a three-game losing run, while T71's skid extends to three.
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