Basket Esch controlled this international friendly well and beat Mainz 80-60 after quarter leads of 22-15, 47-33 and 71-48. Vincent Gevrey's team built the game with steady offensive balance, while Aron Duracak's side had to chase from the first period onward.
Esch opened with good rhythm and went from 12-7 to 18-13 before closing the first quarter 22-15. Bruna Fonseca Cracel (22, 1.72m, PRT) hit early from outside, and captain Tatsiana Likhtarovich (38, 1.80m, BLR) gave control. Mainz stayed alive through Alina Kraus (MAZ), Jordan Barron (MAZ) and Selma Yesilova (MAZ). Paris Kirk (MAZ) also picked up two fouls in a row very early, which affected Mainz's rotations.
The key first break came in the second quarter. Mainz cut the gap to 24-21 and later 31-28, but Esch answered with a strong 16-5 run to halftime. Fonseca Cracel went on a real roll in that phase with 8 Esch points in a row, including two consecutive 3-pointers, while Jovana Jaksic (34, 1.77m) added important scoring.
Mainz reacted well after the break with an 8-0 burst from 47-33 to 47-41, mainly through Kraus and Yesilova. Esch's response was decisive. Likhtarovich took over and helped drive a 24-7 finish to the third quarter, pushing the margin to 71-48. The lead later reached 26 points in the fourth period.
Likhtarovich finished with 20 points, Jaksic 16, Fonseca Cracel 15 and Eden Nibbelink (27, 1.80m) 12 for Esch. Amra Hasanovic added 9. For Mainz, Yesilova scored 17, Barron 13 and Kraus 11, with Yesilova and Kirk both ending on 4 fouls.
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