In Bascharage, relegation-round leader Nitia Bettembourg beat second-placed Bascharage Hedgehogs 113-91 and stretched its winning run to five games. It was also a clear turnaround in this matchup, after Bascharage had won the first three meetings of the season.
The opening quarter stayed tight at 22-23. Bascharage lived almost entirely through Veljko Dragasevic, who scored his team's first 18 points and set the tone early. The game changed sharply in the second period. After 25-28, Nitia accelerated with repeated scoring bursts, closed the half with a 37-point quarter and went into the break up 60-35. Coach Bradley Melton's side kept control after that, with the lead reaching 33 points in the third quarter at 45-78. Bascharage won the last quarter 25-21, but coach Dejan Pavlovic's team never got back into real contention.
Nitia's offensive profile was decisive: good 79% on free throws, excellent 71% from two-point range, plus a 40-28 rebound advantage. Bascharage had good 42% from three, but only 46% on twos and 50% at the line.
Cameron Brooks-Harris (Season PPG: 6.88, RPG: 9.00, AssPG: 1.00) was the game MVP with a triple-double: 32 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists, adding 4 blocks. Nicolas Saquan Parrish (26, 1.75m, USA) exploded for 42 points, 7 assists and 5 steals, with excellent shooting inside and outside (11/14 on 2P, 4/5 on 3P). El Hadji Modou Thiam Diop (Season PPG: 9.81, RPG: 8.68, AssPG: 1.50) added 8 points and 10 rebounds.
For Bascharage, Dragasevic (Season PPG: 16.96, RPG: 5.17, AssPG: 5.97) finished with 33 points on excellent shooting: 2/2 FT, 5/7 2P and 7/11 3P. Tristan Heilmann (Season PPG: 7.08, RPG: 3.57, AssPG: 1.00) added 15 points, Dzenan Eco had 11, while Fabien Vandler and Malik Demirovic scored 10 each.
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