Arantia Larochette beat Musel Pikes 102-82 and completed the qualification-round double after the 96-92 win in the first meeting. In Enovos League context, the roster balance also mattered: ARA had two professional players available, MUS one.
Coach Karolis Abramavicius' team imposed itself very early. Michael Carter III (Season PPG: 23.05, RPG: 5.0, AssPG: 3.15) scored 8 of Arantia's first 11 points, and the home side raced to 11-0 before closing the first quarter at 36-21. Musel answered mainly through Konan Oth (Season PPG: 14.41, RPG: 7.78, AssPG: 1.63) and Tom Welter (Season PPG: 8.55, RPG: 2.63, AssPG: 4.25), but the gap was still 59-45 at halftime.
The decisive moment came just after the break. Arantia opened the third period with 13 straight points, moving from 59-45 to 72-45. From there, Musel never brought the game back into a close range. The biggest gap reached 27 points at 85-58.
ARA were good in all three shooting areas: 11/14 on free throws (79%), 26/38 on 2-pointers (68%) and 13/34 on 3-pointers (38%). They also controlled the collective game with 20 assists, 12 steals and a 41-33 rebounding edge. Carter, the game MVP, finished with 25 points, 6 assists and excellent shooting from the field (7/8 on 2s, 3/3 on 3s). Kevon Godwin (Season PPG: 22.76, RPG: 3.21, AssPG: 4.21) added 18 points with an excellent 3/4 from deep, Jonas Levickas (Season PPG: 11.94, RPG: 4.81, AssPG: 1.38) had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Edson De Sousa Silva posted 9 points and 6 assists.
For Guy Schmit's side, Oth scored 19, Jaylen Key (Season PPG: 19.70, RPG: 8.4, AssPG: 1.13) delivered 14 points and 10 rebounds, Welter added 12, and Marko Mustafic had 10. Musel's recent three-game winning run ended in Larochette.
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