Nitia Bettembourg overwhelmed Bascharage Hedgehogs 118-46 in M-U14 Division 4 (Phase 1) at Bettembourg/Terrain 1, controlling every stretch of play. The hosts jumped to 6-0 on three straight baskets by captain Ewen Man-Fei Leung (NIT) and were up 22-5 before Bascharage's first timeout in the 7th minute. Quarter by quarter the gap widened: 28-11, then 64-24 at halftime, 84-36 after three, and +72 at the buzzer.
Leung (13, FRA) delivered a towering 52 points, including 26 made two-pointers, opening the game with three in a row, adding an 8-point personal run in the third, and pouring 18 points in the fourth. Yohannes Thomas Michael (NIT) added 25 with the team's lone three-pointer and weathered two quick personals in the third while staying productive. Adrian Ion Zianveni (NIT) chipped in 21 and a free throw. In total, Nitia stacked 57 made two-pointers, plus a single three and one free throw.
Bascharage's reply came in bursts from Karlo Saric (BAS) and Andrija Cubrilo (BAS) with 10 each, Tom Chiapolino (BAS) 8, and Li Bernard (BAS) 6. Captain Lo Chiapolino (BAS) scored from the line early and added a field goal, but the visitors never found perimeter scoring (no made threes) and totaled 21 two-pointers and four free throws. Cubrilo was assessed an unsportsmanlike foul (U2) in the third; Jules Messmer (BAS) picked up two quick fouls in the fourth.
Coach Jrme Dfer's side also opened the final period with a 22-0 run, prompting an early Bascharage timeout. With this result, Nitia move to 3-0 and first place (ranking gain +1), while Bascharage drop to 2-2 and second (ranking -1). Nitia's win streak extends to three.
(AI generated)