Arantia Larochette won 92-79 on the floor of T71 Dudelange and completed the 2-0 season sweep between the sides. The game was still open for a half. T71 started 5-0 through Christopher Jack and Fabian Agbodenou, but Arantia settled quickly behind Michael Anthony Carter III and Kevon Lamar Godwin to take the first quarter 20-19. T71 stayed close at 35-41 by halftime.
The decisive moment came after the break. From 38-41, Godwin put together 8 points in a row and Arantia's attack opened the game. Carter added a three, Edson Rafael de Sousa Silva joined the surge, and the visitors won the third quarter 31-21. The lead reached 19 points at 72-53 late in the period, with coach Karolis Abramavicius seeing his team protect the ball and convert efficiently.
Godwin, the game MVP, finished with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, shooting 7/14 from three and 6/10 on 2-pointers. Carter III (Season PPG: 23.05, RPG: 4.96, AssPG: 3.15) added 27 points and 5 rebounds. De Sousa Silva contributed 14 points with excellent long-range efficiency at 2/2 from three. Jonas Levickas brought 13 points and 7 rebounds before fouling out late.
T71 tried to extend the pressure in the fourth, cutting the gap to 75-83, but Arantia answered again. Jimmie Lee Taylor III (Season PPG: 24.52, RPG: 6.74, AssPG: 2.89) led the hosts with 28 points, drew 9 fouls and shot an excellent 9/10 on free throws. Maurice Calloo (Season PPG: 19.78, RPG: 7.17, AssPG: 1.25) had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while captain Jack added 14 points with an excellent 4/6 from three.
The team numbers were important: Arantia posted good shooting at 76% on free throws, 53% on 2-pointers and 39% on 3-pointers, while committing only 9 turnovers. T71 matched the rebounding at 31-31, but their 18 turnovers and 32% from three made the chase harder.
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