Black Frogs Schieren controlled Avanti Mondorf 87-73 in Schieren, avenging November's 57-70 loss and climbing to 2nd place in Nationale 2 (+2 in ranking). Nigel Tolentino's team exploded out of the gates: Khyree Terell Armstead (Season PPG: 17.0, RPG: 8.1, AssPG: 3.8) scored the first six points and the hosts closed the opening period 31-16. The margin held to halftime (47-31) on inside finishes and timely threes.
Philip David Dejworek's Mondorf reacted after the break behind Foni Mertens' triples and Uzziah Khalil Dawkins (Season PPG: 26.7, RPG: 6.8, AssPG: 5.1), trimming the gap within the third quarter, but Schieren still led 68-54 after 30'. A bench technical on Tolentino (B1) briefly gave MON momentum; Dawkins added three straight points to close the quarter. In the fourth, Gabriel Solomon hit from deep, and although Mondorf came as close as 83-73, the Black Frogs finished steady through Eric Anderson's interior play.
Team numbers underlined the outcome: Schieren posted good shooting across the board (FT 77%, 2P 64%, 3P 38%) and dominated the glass 42-24, pairing it with 25 assists. Mondorf were good only inside the arc (2P 51%) and suffered at the line (56%) and from three (31%).
Standouts
- Imports: Armstead (USA) authored a rare triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, adding 4 steals and 2 blocks. Anderson (Season PPG: 20.6, RPG: 9.9, AssPG: 1.2) delivered 20 points and 11 rebounds. For MON, Dawkins scored 23, while Joseph Daniel Reuter (Season PPG: 23.0, RPG: 11.8, AssPG: 3.1) had 21 and 10 boards.
- Locals: Borian Tymi (20, 2.00m) produced 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists; Alexandre Pereira Meireles added 12 (3/3 2P), and Solomon hit two threes. Sven Bartholomey scored 11 (3 triples) and Mertens 12 (4 triples) for MON.
Schieren's lead peaked at +18 (66-48) and never truly came under threat. The Black Frogs are on an eight-game winning run; Mondorf's five-game streak ends as they remain 6th.
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