Nitia Bettembourg overpowered Musel Pikes 100-58 in stadtbred. and consolidated top spot in M-U14 Division 3: Phase 2. The visitors are on a six-game winning run and move to 2-0 in this round-robin, while Musel Pikes fall to 1-1 but remain second in the standings.
Nitia set the tone early, winning the first period 25-17 behind the activity of Ewen ManFei Leung (13, FRA) and Yohannes Thomas Michael. Musel's captain Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 14.00) kept the hosts in touch with early drives and a free throw. The break came in the second quarter (28-21 NIT): Adrian Ion Zianveni strung together four straight baskets for a personal 8-0 burst, stretching a fragile margin into a firm 53-38 halftime lead. Diogo Barbosa Conte added impact plays despite an unsportsmanlike foul in Q2.
After the interval, Coach Jérôme Defer's group shut the door. Leung repeatedly attacked the lane and triggered a 10-0 run to close the third, flipping 48-65 into 48-75 and removing any doubt. In the fourth, Michael hit a seven-point streak (3+2+2) and Matia Eduardo Lumbu splashed a three as the gap climbed beyond 40. For Musel, Timeo Hermes steadied from the line late.
Top performers Nitia: Leung 30 (Season PPG: 39.80), Zianveni 19 (Season PPG: 20.40), Michael 16 (Season PPG: 19.40), Barbosa Conte 10 (13, PRT). Musel: Kemmer 19, Rody Minutella 7 (Season PPG: 5.80), Cédric Meyers 6 (Season PPG: 12.14). No one fouled out, though Leung and Zianveni finished on four fouls. Coach Hichem El Basri's side competed in stretches but could not stop Nitia's decisive second-quarter surge and the third-quarter 10-0 punch that established the night's highest lead at 42.
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