Bascharage Hedgehogs, now 2nd in M-Nationale 2, controlled this opener from the middle of the first quarter and beat 9th-ranked Black Star Mersch 130-80.
The game was still competitive early. Mersch led 2-0 and stayed close at 9-7, 15-12 and 20-15. Bascharage finished the first quarter ahead 28-21, then created the first real break in the second period with an 8-0 run to 36-21. Mersch answered through Mike Göhlhausen (16) and Trey Sean Boayue (BSM), but Bascharage kept the rhythm and went to halftime up 61-43.
The decisive stretch came just after the break. Coach Dejan Pavlovic's team opened the third quarter with 7 straight points for 68-43, then kept accelerating with strong defense, transition scoring and ball movement. The lead reached 81-48, and after three quarters it was already 98-60. The highest margin was 50 points at the end.
Bascharage's offense was very collective: 41 assists, 16 steals and only 11 turnovers. They shot a good 68.1% on 2-pointers and a good 50.0% from three. Veljko Dragasevic (29, 1.94m, HUN) was the MVP with 26 points, 11 assists and excellent 7/9 from three. Luka Stankovic (19, 1.90m) added 27 points and a double-double with 12 rebounds. Captain Angelos Giannopoulos (23, 2.00m, GRC) posted 22 points and 11 rebounds, with excellent 5/6 from 2-point range. Fabien Vandler (19, 1.85m) contributed 19 points and 7 steals.
For Mersch, Boayue led with 21 points despite heavy pressure, while Sam Tibold (17) scored 15 and Göhlhausen added 15 with excellent 4/6 from three. Bernardo Matos Pinto (25, 1.88m, PRT) gave 11 points. Mersch still reached a good 51.4% on 2-pointers and 37.5% from three, but 23 turnovers and 29 fouls made the difference.
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