In a direct duel between 2nd and 3rd in M-Nationale 3: Relégation, BBC Käldall beat AS Soleuvre B 76-71 in Kayl and completed a 3-0 season sweep. Käldall is now on a five-game winning run.
The game changed in the second quarter. After a balanced first period at 15-14, coach Didier Chomel's side opened the next quarter with a 6-0 push, then stretched 21-17 to 29-17 and finished the half with a strong 19-3 run for a 54-25 lead. That 29-point margin was the game's highest.
Florian Briwa (Season PPG: 17.33) carried the home offense with 31 points, tying his season high. Steven Mersch (Season PPG: 23.50) added 21, and 33-year-old captain Ralph Lana (Season PPG: 21.25) scored 12. Käldall had repeated scoring bursts in that dominant first half, while Noam Chomel, only 20, contributed 8 points before getting into foul trouble late.
Soleuvre B responded very well after the break. The visitors won the third quarter 23-7 and closed it on a 6-0 run to get back to 61-48. In the fourth, they kept coming: an 8-0 spell reduced the gap from 63-48 to 63-56, and later the score was down to 70-68 and 72-70. Sandro Sana Sanches Gomes Junior (Season PPG: 14.75) led that comeback with 24 points, matching his season best. Mathys Ntemo (Season PPG: 11.33) had 11, Luca Ippolito (Season PPG: 9.75) added 10, and Kieran Nono scored 7.
In the last minute of this close game, Käldall held on through free throws from Mersch and Lana. Käldall stays 2nd in the standings, while Soleuvre B remains 3rd.
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