BBC Käldall routed Luxembourg Phoenix 105-54 in Rumelange, controlling the game from the opening minutes. After a brief 2-5 deficit, Käldall found rhythm through Ralph Anthony Lana and Florian Briwa, then captain Steven Mersch (30, 1.87m) took over with five consecutive free throws to help close the first quarter 28-13. The second period was the only balanced stretch (23-23): François Tegho and Simone Buran kept Phoenix in touch with outside scoring, while Käldall answered through Lana and Mersch. An unsportsmanlike foul (U2) on Ahmed Tidiane Dieye in Q2 did not alter momentum; halftime 51-36.
Käldall broke the game open in the third with repeated strikes from Briwa, Dieye and Christian Holman, pushing the margin to 79-48. In the fourth, Tegho briefly trimmed it with back-to-back threes (81-54), before Käldall finished on a 22-0 run, their largest lead of 51 coming at the buzzer. Coach Didier Frédéric Chomel's side sweeps the season series (77-66 away, 105-54 home), climbs to 3rd in the table (+4) at 4-5, and extends its winning streak to three. Phoenix remains 8th (1-8) and continues its run of defeats under coach Georges El Hajal.
Top performers Käldall: Steven Mersch 32; Ralph Anthony Lana (Season PPG: 22.71) 23; Jérémy Rodrigues Delgado 4; plus Florian Briwa (Season PPG: 17.20) 18, Ahmed Tidiane Dieye (Season PPG: 7.60) 11, Sofiane Mohamed Belal (Season PPG: 12.86) 8, Christian Michael Holman (Season PPG: 5.83) 5, Noam Gabriel Chomel 4.
Top performers Phoenix: François Tegho (Season PPG: 20.17) 24, Simone Buran (32, ITA) 18, Joseph Zeidan (Season PPG: 5.67) 8, Tony Alkhoury (Season PPG: 4.57) 4.
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