Telstar Hesperange controlled this M-U14 Division 5 Phase 1 game from the opening minutes and won 80-26 at AB Contern B. Telstar moves up two places into 1st at 3-1, while AB Contern B climbs one spot to 5th but remains without a win after four games.
The key moment came immediately. Telstar opened on a 12-0 run, with Martin Giordana Pi (TEL), Liam Murschel (TEL), Naël Massyl Kourkzi (TEL) and Gabriel Lima Vitoriano (TEL) all scoring in that first surge. AB Contern B got on the board through Batu Uysal (CONB), but the visitors were already in control at 23-6 after the first quarter.
The second period decided the game. Oleksandr Dotsenko's team began it with 13 unanswered points to extend the lead from 23-6 to 36-6, and the halftime score reached 44-8. Telstar's flow was steady, with Giordana Pi, Murschel, Kourkzi and Charles Joseph Millet (TEL) all contributing during that stretch.
AB Contern B had a better passage early in the third quarter, scoring four in a row through Uysal and captain Julien Rasque (CONB), but Telstar answered quickly and kept the margin above 30. Giordana Pi finished with 17 points, Murschel added 16 and scored six straight in the fourth quarter, Kourkzi had 14, and Millet 13. Telstar's production came mainly from two-point play, with 36 made baskets inside the arc, while Giordana Pi made the game's only three-pointer.
For Konstantin Novakovic's side, Uysal led with 6 points. Robert Nutu (CONB) added 5, while Rasque, Benoit Ries (CONB) and Kenny Marques (CONB) scored 4 each. Yassir Fihakir (CONB) committed two first-quarter fouls, and Contern B's most productive spell came in the last quarter with 10 points.
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