Netherlands won 74-52 after a clear change in momentum from the second quarter onward. FLBB U16 had the better start and led 21-15 after 10 minutes. Zoé Freitas (U16) set the tone early and already had 11 points in the opening period, while Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo (1.75m, FRA, U16) gave support with inside scoring and a 3-pointer. The home side went in front 13-6 and kept control despite early answers from JIP (NED) and Zoe (NED).
The turning point came in the second quarter. After FLBB U16 moved to 23-17, the Dutch side answered with a 14-3 run to take a 31-28 halftime lead. Laura (NED) was important in that stretch with two 3-pointers, and Elsie (NED) plus Zoe (NED) kept the pressure on. After the break, coach Felix's team added the first 5 points of the third quarter for 36-28.
Freitas then scored 5 points in a row to bring FLBB U16 back to 33-38, but Netherlands reacted immediately with a 9-0 burst to 47-33, the key sequence of the game. From there, the visitors stayed in front and built their margin to a highest lead of 24 points in the fourth quarter.
Freitas finished as top scorer with 21 points for FLBB U16. Rasolofo added 9, Julie Braun Silva (U16) had 6, and Charlotte Schmitz (U16) plus Marie Beffort Neuman (U16) brought useful points. For Netherlands, JIP (NED) led with 13 points, while Laura, Zoe and Elsie each scored 9. Sofia (NED) and Maya (NED) added 7 each, and 11 Dutch players scored.
Foul trouble also weighed on FLBB U16. Jana Dos Santos Dramicanin (U16) and Estelle Birnbaum (U16) fouled out, and Maella Fatima Faye (U16) committed three fouls in a row in the third quarter.
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