Basket Esch B overpowered T71 Dudelange C, 79-41, in the M-U14 Division 4 Phase 2 round-robin (game 3), climbing to 4th place (+1) with their first win after six straight losses. T71C stay 6th and winless in this phase, now on a three-game losing run.
The game turned on two big momentum swings. Esch closed the first quarter with a 10-0 burst to lead 25-14. Then came the avalanche: from 15-27 early in the second, Esch strung together an 18-0 run to 15-45 and won the period 26-3, reaching halftime 51-17. The lead peaked at +45 (24-69) early in the fourth before T71C finished with a 17-12 final quarter. T71's captain Jules Wirion did briefly steady his side in the first, scoring five points in a row (3+2) to pull it to 14-15, but Esch replied immediately and never looked back. Early in the fourth, Aurélien Da Rocha committed two fouls in a row, halting T71C's attempt to build rhythm.
Esch spread the scoring: Alim Durovic (Season PPG: 12.8) and Lorenzo Vetro (Season PPG: 10.11; 13, ITA) led with 16 each, Berin Hajdarpasic (Season PPG: 10.5) added 14 many during the second-quarter surge and Gabriel Stefan Kühne Meza (Season PPG: 8.38) had 12. Captain Sabahudin Dulic (Season PPG: 7.57; 13, BIH) chipped in 8. Coach Damien Thill rotated effectively during the decisive run.
For T71C, captain Jules Wirion (Season PPG: 6.25) scored 16 with three triples, Devon Martins Lopes (Season PPG: 5.57) added 11, Dany Franklim Teixeira Mendes (T71C) 7 and Sebastian Dominique Lori (Season PPG: 1.57) 5. Coach Paul Hulten's group showed fight late but could not undo the second-quarter damage.
(AI generated)