Musel Pikes took control early and won 104-92 in Walferdange, a result that lifted Majdi Anan's team to 2nd place (+1) at 3-1, while Résidence Walferdange stayed winless in 9th (+1).
The first key stretch came immediately: Musel opened on an 11-0 run through Jules Henri Ghislain Jacquet (MUS), Geoffrey Schlammes (MUS), Enzo Sanna (21, 1.92m) and Marko Mustafic (21, 1.88m, HRV). Walferdange answered behind Elvio Amen Alissoutin (17, 1.84m) and Aurel Nicula (RES), cutting the gap to 17-22, but Schlammes closed the quarter with a three for 25-17.
The visitors created their biggest first-half separation in the second period. Sanna kept finishing efficiently around the basket, Jacquet stayed aggressive, and Musel stretched the margin to 20-40 before reaching 46-28 at the break.
Goran Lukic's side reacted strongly after halftime. Alissoutin, Nicula and Raphael Solomon (RES) fueled the comeback, and Walferdange reduced an 18-point deficit to just 64-66. That was the decisive swing of the night: Musel answered with a 12-2 run to close the third quarter at 78-66, with Schlammes again at the center of it.
Walferdange still pushed in the fourth and came back to 73-82 and 78-86, but Musel rebuilt the cushion through Luca Monteiro Delgado (MUS) inside and more scoring from Sanna, extending the lead to 101-81.
Top scorers were Schlammes with 29, Sanna with 27 and Jacquet with 22 for Musel. Walferdange had Alissoutin on 32, Nicula on 24 and Noé Bovery (20, 1.84m) on 21.
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