Arantia Larochette opened the Championship round with a one-sided 116-12 win at grimler/terrain2 over T71 Dudelange C, moving straight to first place in Phase 2. The visitors are on a five-game winning streak and set the tone from the tip: a 11-0 start featured Rui Carlos Silva (Season PPG: 15.17) scoring 9 of those points, including an early triple. The first quarter closed 35-4, and the gap widened relentlessly: 26-2 in the second (61-6 at halftime), 30-2 in the third (91-8), then 25-4 to finish.
Noa Franssens (Season PPG: 30.4) led with 28 points and a decisive third-quarter burst that included a three and a quick 2+1+2 sequence. Silva followed with 24 and two fouls in the second quarter that did not slow his output. Ben Welter (Season PPG: 10.8) and captain Finn Brosius (Season PPG: 7.6) added 18 each, while Sam Göhlhausen (Season PPG: 13.8) contributed 16. Tiago Matos Simoes (13, PRT) chipped in 8.
For T71C, Alexandre Castro (Season PPG: 2.4) scored 4. Devon Martins Lopes (Season PPG: 4.8) and Levi Besch (Season PPG: 4.2) added 2 apiece. Dylan Viegas Pinto (T71C) hit two free throws early in the fourth after a Göhlhausen foul. Nohlan Adigou (T71C) also scored 2. T71C captain Aurélien Da Rocha started but did not find the basket.
Game flow remained one-way traffic. Under coach Jonas Levickas, Arantia rotated broadly, yet kept long scoring runs in every quarter. T71C, coached by Paul Hulten, suffered a second straight loss in their recent series and sit sixth in the table. The largest lead reached 104 at the buzzer.
(AI generated)