North Fox, now 4th after gaining one place in the relégation table, controlled this return round game 5 and beat 6th-placed Rebound Préizerdaul 80-47. The gap was not immediate: FOX led 15-10 after the first quarter and 36-22 at halftime. Coach Mike Weyer's team stayed in touch mainly through Olivier Braun Ep. Kdiss (PRE) and Jamal Wilson (Season PPG: 8.00, RPG: 7.11, AssPG: 0.78), but FOX's defense already limited PRE's efficiency.
The decisive stretch came after the break. From 36-22, North Fox opened the third quarter with a 10-0 run, and later added a 13-0 burst to move to 59-24. The quarter finished 30-8 and the biggest lead later reached 33 points. FOX imposed itself inside: 28/51 on 2-pointers, a good 54.9%, while PRE managed only 9/54, just 16.7%. The rebound margin was also heavy, 52-34. Three-point shooting was poor on both sides, FOX at 4/32 and PRE at 1/10.
Jacob Matthew Salinero (Season PPG: 22.13, RPG: 9.71, AssPG: 4.00) was the clear MVP with 35 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. He was on a real roll in the middle of the game and scored 23 points across the second and third quarters. Charel Linden (Season PPG: 17.41, RPG: 6.28, AssPG: 3.92) added 12 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, and Sébastien Schmitz (Season PPG: 4.00, RPG: 2.03, AssPG: 0.38) scored 8 points on a good 5/8 from two-point range. Jona Hanf (Season PPG: 8.79, RPG: 12.05, AssPG: 0.97) contributed 10 points and 17 rebounds before fouling out late.
For PRE, Braun Ep. Kdiss (PRE) finished with 19 points, Wilson added 8 points and 10 rebounds, and Benoît Kraus (Season PPG: 5.60, RPG: 7.40, AssPG: 0.00) gave 6 points. FOX stopped a two-game losing streak, while PRE's losing run is now at ten games.
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