Phase finale leaders Amicale Steesel B imposed themselves clearly in Larochette, 95-35, and extended their winning streak to six games. They also moved to 1st place, while Arantia Larochette B are 5th despite a one-place gain in the standings.
The game turned very early. Amicale opened with a 10-0 run, with Jona Engel (Season PPG: 9.20) scoring the first 8 points of that burst. After Arantia's timeout at 0-10, the visitors kept control and later added 15 unanswered points to move from 2-10 to 2-25. Arantia reacted well at the end of the first quarter with an 8-0 run to cut it to 10-25, but the second period decided the rest. Amicale steadily rebuilt the gap and went to the break at 51-15.
The third quarter followed the same pattern. Arantia briefly scored through Mingxuan Li (11, CHN) and Neo Klein (Season PPG: 6.07), yet Amicale answered each small push and kept the margin above 30. The visitors never let the game tighten and finished with their highest lead, +60.
Amicale's offensive production was striking: 95 points with 47 made two-pointers and one made three-pointer, without any point from the foul line. Engel led all scorers with 28 points, matching his season high. Atanas Atapov (Season PPG: 13.69) added 21, including the only three-pointer of the game, and Noe Olmedo (Season PPG: 8.85) contributed 18. William Santos Ferreira (Season PPG: 5.48) and captain Max Reiter (Season PPG: 6.35) both scored 10 for coach Oliver Barth's team.
For Arantia, Enaël Jonathan Rodrigues Pinto (Season PPG: 4.31) finished with 8 points, Klein had 7, and Li gave 6 in only his 3rd game of the competition. Coach Jonas Levickas' side did manage two short positive stretches, but Amicale controlled the rhythm for almost the entire match.
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