AS Soleuvre controlled Nitia Bettembourg 90-72 at zolwer/scheierhaf, completing the season sweep after the 102-55 road win earlier. The opening quarter belonged to the visitors late: Soleuvre led 23-18 before Cameron Brooks-Harris (Season PPG: 22.80, RPG: 8.75, AssPG: 3.00) hit back-to-back threes to flip it to 23-24 after 10 minutes. Coach Eric Bettini's team adjusted, won the second period 20-12 and reached halftime up 43-36, helped by steady free throws from captain Gilles Weis and a triple by Sandro Sana.
Felix Whitcomb Kloman (Season PPG: 30.53, RPG: 6.39, AssPG: 2.72) then took over. He closed Q3 with consecutive threes and opened Q4 by scoring Soleuvre's first nine points of the quarter, pushing the margin to 75-58. The hosts' largest lead hit 23 (88-65) before a late Nitia burst trimmed it. Soleuvre's shooting told the story: an excellent 52% from three (11/21) and a good 75% at the line (15/20). Nitia finished with a good 58% on twos (18/31) but just 25% from deep (5/20). Soleuvre also dominated the offensive glass 10-1.
Individually, Kloman poured in 38 (8/14 2P, 4/7 3P, 8/10 FT) and drew seven fouls. Christian Jeffrey Parker (Season PPG: 24.50, RPG: 13.16, AssPG: 2.11), a 23-year-old forward/center (USA), produced a decisive all-around line: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and no turnovers, earning game MVP honors. Among domestic contributors, Weis added 8 (two early fouls in a row in Q2), and Mathys Ntemo hit a key three.
For Nitia, Brooks-Harris led with 23 (6/11 2P, 3/10 3P) along with 8 boards and 4 steals, while Nicolas Saquan Parrish (Season PPG: 18.00, RPG: 5.86, AssPG: 4.21) had 15. El Hadji Modou Thiam Diop contributed 17 and Daniel Prior Torralba 6. A brief fourth-quarter spell included two quick fouls by Badara Seck Faye. A third-period technical on Sana did not shift momentum.
Soleuvre, now 3rd (15-5), extends its four-game winning streak. Nitia moves to 10th (1-19) despite the loss. Coach Bradley Gene Melton's team again started brightly but could not contain Soleuvre's perimeter surge and rebounding.
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