Black Frogs Schieren beat Avanti Mondorf 76-69 in a game that Schieren controlled for long stretches before having to finish a close one late. The win moves Nigel Tolentino's team to 1st place in the Tour montée, with a gain of three positions, while Mondorf remain 5th.
The game turned early after Mondorf's 2-0 start. Schieren answered with a 13-2 spell and led 23-17 after one quarter. In the second, Mondorf cut it to 23-20, but Schieren reacted well: Leandro Rodrigues-Machado and Eric Anderson helped rebuild the margin, and Philippe Conte added a three during a 15-point quarter that sent the hosts to 42-32 at halftime. The key separation came in the third. Schieren pushed the lead to its maximum at 52-37 and still had a solid 63-50 advantage going into the last period.
Max Reuter's Mondorf kept coming back. They got as close as 67-64 and later 71-69, largely behind Uzziah Khalil Dawkins (Season PPG: 26.71, RPG: 6.62, AssPG: 5.31), who finished with 33 points and scored 20 after halftime. Foni Mertens added 15 points, while Joseph Daniel Reuter (Season PPG: 23.21, RPG: 11.73, AssPG: 3.19) had 9 points and 14 rebounds.
Schieren had more balance. MVP Khyree Terell Armstead (25, 1.96m, USA) posted 22 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, including the last 5 points of the game after Mondorf had come within two. Anderson (Season PPG: 21.05, RPG: 10.12, AssPG: 2.84) added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Rodrigues-Machado (Season % 1P:54.84, 2P:52.31, 3P:43.40) scored 15.
Team numbers underline the game: Schieren shot a good 83% on free throws and dominated the glass 47-35, while Mondorf were good inside at 61% on 2-pointers but only made 20% from 3-point range. Schieren also finished with 20 assists to 12.
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