V02 controlled this M-Mémorial: Elvinger game from the first quarter and won 69-50 over V01 after leading 21-12, 42-27 and 59-40 at the breaks.
The opening minutes were balanced at 4-4, but V02 quickly imposed the rhythm. Luca Michels (V02) changed the first quarter with 9 consecutive points, all from behind the arc, and V02 closed the period on top. The official flow also lists DI2 incidents involving Luca Kahl Hansen (V02) in the first quarter and Sean Bugeja (V01) in the second.
V01 had short responses through Landon Seaman (V01), who finished with 18 points in 30 minutes without a foul, and through Jonas Theisen (V01), but V02 kept finding answers. In the second quarter, V01 got some scoring from Theisen, Trey Phipps (V01) and Sean Bugeja (V01), yet Antoine Medeot (V01) committed three fouls in a short span and V02 kept the game under control. Finn Fleute (V02) was very productive with 12 points in only 10 minutes, while Fabian Reichstatt (V02) added steady interior scoring.
The key sequence came after halftime. V01 opened with a three from Bugeja, but V02 answered immediately and built an 8-0 burst to 50-30 with Branden Maughmer (V02) and Fleute doing the damage. Noah Daleiden (V01) helped V01 react and cut the gap to 38-50, but Michels hit again from long range and V02 restored separation. The highest lead reached 22 points at 62-40 early in the fourth quarter.
Michels led all scorers with 17 points and five made threes, Maughmer scored 10, and Reichstatt also had 10. For coach Koch's team, the offensive balance and repeated answers after each V01 push were decisive.
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