AS Soleuvre B took control early and beat Black Frogs Schieren B 95-56 in the M-Nationale 3 relégation group. Soleuvre climbed one place to 2nd in the standings, while Schieren stayed 4th and now has four losses in a row. It was also Soleuvre's second win in the three meetings between the teams this season.
The game changed quickly in the first quarter. Ibrahim Hasic gave Soleuvre the first four points, and after Schieren had stayed close at 4-2, the home side went on a 16-0 run to 20-2. Schieren reduced the gap to 20-9, but Soleuvre answered with another 12 unanswered points to close the period at 32-9. From there, the hosts managed the game with a steady offensive rhythm.
Schieren had better stretches in the middle quarters. Manuel Delgado Ferreira (Season PPG: 7.78), the 41-year-old Portuguese veteran, finished with 13 points and hit three 3-pointers. Max Brouscher (Season PPG: 12.08) added 11, while Tim Ittenbach (Season PPG: 8.00) and captain Bob Hirt each scored 9. Still, Schieren never got the margin below 21 after the first quarter.
Soleuvre had several productive scorers. Kieran Nono (Season PPG: 11.64), a 22-year-old Irish 1.89m forward/center, led with 17 points and also scored five straight late in the third quarter. Carlos Jordy Borges (Season PPG: 10.29) added 14, Tom Lahure (Season PPG: 9.50) had 12, and Hasic (Season PPG: 13.85) plus Rainjay Maturan (Season PPG: 6.25) scored 11 each. Luca Ippolito and Loris Grethen brought extra support, and Soleuvre's highest lead reached 39 points at the finish.
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