T71 Dudelange advanced from this CLUX round-of-16 tie with a 130-69 road win over Telstar Hesperange, but the game was not open from the first seconds. Telstar stayed competitive early, with Oleksandr Senchenko (22, 1.85m) carrying the scoring, and the game was still tied at 29-29 late in the first quarter. T71 still finished that period better and led 38-32.
The real separation came in the second quarter. Coach Yves André Defraigne's team opened the period with a 9-0 run to move from 38-32 to 47-32, then kept the pressure on through depth and constant scoring. T71 won the quarter 29-11 for a 67-43 halftime lead. Christophe Thil's side never recovered from that stretch. The third quarter was even harsher, 34-13 for T71, and the lead kept growing until the final 61-point gap.
Uros Malesevic (20, 1.95m) was the major offensive force with 34 points. He also went on a strong late roll, scoring T71's first 17 points of the fourth quarter by himself. Domenick Sleva (28, 1.98m, USA) set the tone early with 16 points, while Christopher Jack (28, 1.98m) scored 14, all in the first quarter. Dino Ceman (24, 1.98m) added 14, and Finn Reisdorffer (22, 2.02m) plus Justin Lux (18, 1.92m) also finished with 14 each.
For Telstar, Senchenko scored 23 and Max Klepper (34) added 18. Their scoring kept the first quarter alive, but a first-quarter flagrant foul on Jamie Kappler (27) came in a phase where T71 was already building momentum.
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