Second-ranked Arantia Larochette extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 115-92 road win over 9th-ranked Mambra Mamer, and completed the season sweep after the 101-92 first meeting.
The game was tight early. Mamer led 5-4 and stayed close through the first quarter, which ended 24-23. The turning point came in the second period: Arantia scored 38 points there, moved from 29-28 down to a clear halftime lead at 61-46, and never gave the initiative back. Mamer had a better third quarter offensively, but Larochette still answered with 31 points and entered the last period up 92-71.
Ristic's team made one last push in the fourth. Mamer opened the quarter with a 10-2 spell to cut the gap from 21 to 12 at 82-94, mainly through Terry L Winn III (Season PPG: 21.14, RPG: 11.05, AssPG: 2.90) and Domenick Thomas Sleva (Season PPG: 25.29, RPG: 15.20, AssPG: 3.08). Arantia then killed the comeback with an 11-0 run from 94-85 to 105-85.
Larochette's attack was highly efficient: 69% on 2-pointers and 50% on 3-pointers, with 30 assists. Kevon Lamar Godwin (Season PPG: 22.55, RPG: 3.25, AssPG: 4.21) was the MVP with 27 points, 15 assists and 5 rebounds. Michael Anthony Carter III (Season PPG: 22.68, RPG: 4.68, AssPG: 3.36) added 25 points on an excellent 11/13 from 2-point range, while Jonas Levickas (Season PPG: 11.82, RPG: 4.74, AssPG: 1.37) had 21 points on 10/12 inside. Tyrell Daniel Sturdivant (Season PPG: 15.25, RPG: 9.13, AssPG: 0.87), the 2.04m 30-year-old from USA, scored 14.
For Mamer, Winn finished with 32 points and 10 rebounds, shooting an excellent 5/7 on 2-pointers and 6/9 on 3-pointers. Sleva produced 21 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, plus an excellent 10/11 at the line. Maid Adrovic (Season PPG: 13.05, RPG: 3.56, AssPG: 1.85) scored 11.
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