Gréngewald Hueschtert overpowered Nitia Bettembourg 91-70 in Bettembourg, flipping a two-point deficit after three quarters into a 30-7 finish. NIT trailed 16-21 after Q1 but surged to 42-37 at halftime, driven by Nicolas Saquan Parrish (Season PPG: 18.09, RPG: 6.15, AssPG: 4.46). The third stayed tight (63-61 NIT), before the game turned sharply.
The decisive phase began early in Q4: after Cameron Brooks-Harris (NIT) cut it to 65-66, a T1 on him was followed by Dayne Prims free throw and a Max Hessz triple for 65-70. Despite two time-outs by coach Bradley Gene Melton, Gréngewald closed with a 17-0 run from 68-74 to 68-91. Prim strung together seven straight points in that stretch. Coach Ricky Easterlings side sealed its second win over NIT this season (the first was 115-44).
The glass was the separator: GRE owned a 60-17 rebounding edge (20 offensive), underpinning 25 team assists. Prim (1.95m, 24, USA) delivered a dominant 40 points and 19 rebounds, shooting an excellent 81.8% on 2s (9/11) and an excellent 55.6% from 3 (5/9). Aidan Reichert (Season PPG: 27.58, RPG: 11.10, AssPG: 2.00) added 31 points and 19 rebounds; he had a T1 in Q2. Hessz hit a key three early in the closing run, while Luca Pividor and Robyn Schumacher added late points.
For NIT, Parrish posted 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Brooks-Harris (25 pts) protected the rim with 6 blocks. Chris Leclerc (Season % 1P: 69.23, 2P: 56.67, 3P: 26.92) chipped in 8 points. NIT were perfect at the line (2/2, excellent) and a good 53% on 2s, but struggled from deep (5/24, 21%). GRE shot a good 54% on 2s and 35% from 3.
Technical fouls: Reichert (T1), Brooks-Harris (T1), Mike Mendes Araujo (T1). Badara Seck Faye committed three P2 fouls in a row in Q3.
In the table, GRE climb to 2nd (+2) at 15-4 and extend their winning streak to 14. NIT stay 11th (1-17).
(AI generated)