League leader Black Frogs Schieren controlled this Phase finale return game from the first quarter and won 78-32 at fourth-placed Arantia Larochette B, extending their run to four straight wins. It also completed a clear season sweep after the earlier 67-31 home win.
The opening minutes were still competitive. Arantia answered through captain Vasco Vitorino dos Santos, the 13-year-old Portuguese player, and Tunn Van Meel, and the score was close at 8-10. From there, Schieren tightened its grip with an 11-2 finish to the first quarter for a 21-10 lead. Matthew Jacob Libang (Season PPG: 41.67) was already setting the tone inside, and Beckers added early support.
The decisive break came after that. Schieren opened the next active period with a 12-0 run, pushing the margin from 21-10 to 33-10. Arantia briefly stopped the flow through Ruben Manuel Silva, but Black Frogs quickly went on another 12 unanswered points, turning the game into a one-sided contest at 45-12. Their interior production was striking: 76 of the 78 points came on two-pointers, with only 2 from the foul line.
Libang finished with 25 points, again far above his already remarkable season average. Mathieu Beckers (Season PPG: 10.56) added 13, Mark James Bautista Libang (Season PPG: 6.83) scored 10, and Leo Viaggi (Season PPG: 1.50) gave strong support with 8. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes also got 6 points each from Liam Pablo Teixeira and Anid Livnjak.
For Arantia, Van Meel (Season PPG: 6.73) was the main scorer with 12, all on two-pointers. Silva (Season PPG: 8.23) and captain Vitorino dos Santos (Season PPG: 5.18) each had 6, while Enaël Jonathan Rodrigues Pinto (Season PPG: 4.36) scored 4. Arantia did close with a small 6-0 burst in the fourth quarter before Schieren answered and stretched the lead to its game-high 46 points.
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