Arantia Larochette B controlled the game in Diekirch from the opening tip and won 82-53, repeating their earlier season success against the same opponent. Coach Pit Hoffmann's team set the tone with an 18-6 first quarter, then stretched the margin to 38-17 by halftime. BBC Dikrich reacted after the break and matched the visitors 22-22 in the third quarter, but Arantia closed the door with a decisive 12-0 run early in the fourth, pushing the gap to the night's highest lead at 43-74 (+31).
Kian Bento Rocha delivered 20 points and punctuated that fourth-quarter surge with six consecutive points (two free throws followed by a layup). He was well supported by Neo Klein with 18, Vasco Vitorino Dos Santos (13, PRT) with 14, and Leo Rodrigues with 12. Pablo Matias added 8 and Elias Arbaut 6 as Arantia showed a steady, balanced scoring pattern through all four periods.
For BBC Dikrich, captain Louis Dichter (Season PPG: 11.33) battled to 16 points, matched by Mathis Kesseler (13), who tied his season-high with 16. Matteo Colotte (10) chipped in 12, while Bryan Silva Santos (12, PRT) added 4. Despite a spirited third quarter from Coach Rui Brito Roberto's side, the hosts never brought the deficit under 19 after the break.
Key sequences told the story: Arantia built a 10-30 cushion midway through the second quarter and then, when Dikrich threatened to steady the game in the third, responded with that 12-0 burst to start the fourth. The visitors have now won two straight after a three-game skid, and they jump to the top of the Phase 2 classification. Dikrich, despite this loss, sit third and have dropped their last two.
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