Basket Esch, now 1st in the qualification table at 2-0, won 79-67 at AS Soleuvre, who remain 2nd at 1-1 after a game that turned strongly after halftime.
Soleuvre had the better start. Ibrahim Hasic (20, 1.98m) and Charel Diedenhofen (20, 1.97m) gave the home side inside presence, and Lex Lahure (SOL) pushed the lead to 18-8. Esch answered with 9 straight points to close the first quarter at 18-17, already changing the rhythm.
The second quarter stayed balanced. Deni Sabotic (18, 1.85m) kept Esch in touch with repeated finishes and free throws, while Cyprien Brochot-Carric (20, FRA) and Diedenhofen helped Soleuvre hold a 36-32 lead at the break.
The decisive stretch came in the third. After Lahure made it 38-35, Esch produced an 8-0 run to move in front at 43-38. Later, another 6 unanswered points extended the gap to 51-42. Coach Franck Meriguet's side won the quarter 24-10, with Emmanuel Jesus Frederico (17, 2.00m), Sabotic and Luka Stankovic (19, 1.90m) driving the turnaround.
Soleuvre got back within 65-70 in the fourth, but Esch finished better. From that point, the visitors closed the game with a 9-2 run. Their highest lead was 15 points.
Sabotic was the top scorer with 29 points, supported by Jesus Frederico with 13, Vandler with 10 and Stankovic with 9. For coach Hervé Marie-Rose's team, Diedenhofen scored 17, Hasic and Brochot-Carric 14 each, and Lahure 13. Soleuvre also had to manage the foul trouble of Sandro Sanches Gomes Barros, who picked up two fouls in the first quarter and later fouled out.
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