Gréngewald Hueschtert stayed perfect in the M-U22 N2 qualification with a 94-58 road win at Nitia Bettembourg, a game that turned decisively after halftime. Nitia started sharper and edged the first quarter 22-21, then built their largest lead at 36-29 in Q2 after a triple by Noah Butler and a basket from Wesley Almeida. Gréngewald steadied late in the period Luca Pividor hit a three and then sank three free throws in a row flipping the score to 42-40 at the break.
The third quarter decided it. Gréngewald opened the half with a 10-0 run (Lex Bauer, Pividor, Kian Wensveen Grou and Sam Urwald sharing the points) to 52-40, and never looked back, winning the period 27-8. Bauer added a corner three and Pividor struck from deep as the lead ballooned. In the fourth, Wensveen connected on back-to-back field goals early, later adding four straight points from the stripe and in transition, while Yannick Peffer buried two late triples. A 10-0 burst to 90-55 closed the door; the visitors led by as many as 37.
Top performers for Gréngewald: Wensveen Grou (19 pts; Season PPG: 17.89), Pividor (17; 12.50), Bauer (14; 17.36), Robyn Schumacher (13) and Urwald (12; 27.00). Peffer added 11. For Nitia, Mathieu Ercolani (15; 18.33) led the way, supported by Maik Zhan (10; 9.50) and Owen Chen (9; 17.91) with two first-half threes. El Hadji Modou Thiam Diop (NIT) chipped in 7 from the line and inside. No player fouled out.
Coach Yannick Julien's side improves to 12-0 and remains first in the classification. Nitia, coached by Mike Ricardo Mendes Araujo, slips to 2-9 but moves up to sixth place. Gréngewald's winning streak reaches 12 games; Nitia's slide extends to ten straight defeats.
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Nitia Bettembourg