Second-placed BBC Käldall controlled the game in Frisange and beat seventh-placed Luxembourg Phoenix 101-55, extending their winning streak to four games and completing a third win over Phoenix this season.
Didier Chomel's side set the tone immediately with a 14-0 start. Phoenix only settled after that shock opening, trimming the gap to 17-25 by the end of the first quarter through Oscar Khoury (22) and Chadi Mikhael. Khoury kept CED alive early in the second period as the hosts came back to 23-29, but that was the key moment of the game: Florian Briwa (Season PPG: 16.09) then hit three straight three-pointers and Käldall broke it open. Steven Mersch (Season PPG: 23.73) added a strong scoring stretch before halftime, and the visitors reached the break with a 50-29 lead.
Phoenix had another small push in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 36-52, yet Käldall answered again and never allowed real momentum to build for Hichem El Basri's team. The visitors entered the last quarter at 70-44 and then finished with a dominant 31-point fourth period. Their highest lead was 46 points at the end.
Käldall had three players above 20 points: Briwa matched his season high with 25, Mersch also scored 25, and captain Ralph Lana (Season PPG: 21.87) added 21. Christian Michael Holman, 33, USA, gave solid early support with 7.
For Phoenix, Khoury scored 19, Elia Moussa (Season PPG: 12.14) had 15, and Mikhael matched his season best with 9. Monzer Houdeib picked up two fouls in quick succession in the first quarter, and Moussa later carried a heavier foul load, which did not help Phoenix's rhythm defensively.
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