Black Frogs Schieren controlled Avanti Mondorf 87-73 in Schieren, reversing November's road loss (70-57) to the same opponent. The hosts burst out 6-0 through Khyree Terell Armstead, then stretched it to 14-3 and a 31-16 first quarter behind threes from Alexandre Pereira Meireles and Gabriel Solomon. The largest lead reached 17 (31-14). Rafael Brito Rivera de Jesus steadied the second quarter off the bench with 4/4 at the line as Schieren went to halftime up 47-31.
Mondorf answered after the break: Foni Mertens hit from deep and Uzziah Khalil Dawkins attacked the rim, trimming the gap until Eric Anderson's five straight points and a triple re-established a 55-38 cushion (again +17). A bench technical on coach Nigel Tolentino in the third offered Mondorf a free throw, but Black Frogs still led 68-54 after three. In the fourth, Joseph Daniel Reuter poured in 11 points for Mondorf and Dawkins added a late three, yet Solomon's timely triple and Anderson's interior work kept the margin safe to the buzzer.
Team numbers underlined Schieren's control: 77% FT, 64% 2P, 38% 3P (all good), plus a 42-24 rebounding edge and 25-10 assists. Mondorf shot 51% on 2s (good) but 56% at the line and 31% from three.
Imports led the way for Black Frogs: Armstead (Season PPG: 17.00, RPG: 8.14, AssPG: 3.77) authored a rare triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, plus 4 steals and 2 blocks; Anderson (26 years, 2.00m, USA) added 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. The homegrown core backed them: Pereira Meireles (Season PPG: 8.35, RPG: 4.79, AssPG: 2.17) scored 12 with two early threes; Borian Tymi (Season PPG: 8.40, RPG: 6.55, AssPG: 1.50) posted 10 points and 10 rebounds; Solomon hit two triples; Brito Rivera de Jesus chipped 10 and 6 boards.
For Mondorf, the foreign duo carried the scoring: Dawkins (Season PPG: 26.86) had 23 with 5 assists; Reuter (Season PPG: 23.33, RPG: 11.75) logged 21 and 10 rebounds. Among the locals, Sven Bartholomey scored 11 and Mertens added 12 (four threes).
Black Frogs extend their winning streak to eight in a row in the Qualification Round. Coach Philip David Dejworek's side battled, but free throws and the glass told.
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