BBC Dikrich controlled AS Soleuvre 101-79 in Diekirch, reversing November's 76-94 loss with a dominant, balanced performance. After a 5-5 start, the hosts launched a 13-0 run to 18-5 and closed the first quarter 23-14. They kept momentum in the second, riding perimeter shot-making to a 50-34 halftime lead. Soleuvre opened the third with a push to 51-42, but Amar Sijaric immediately stalled the comeback with a three, and Kevin John Gillen fired consecutive triples soon after to restore a safe margin (73-57 after three).
The decisive blow arrived early in the fourth: from 80-63, Dikrich strung together another 13-0 run to 93-63, their largest lead reaching +30. Two quick technicals against Soleuvre's leaders Ibrahim Hasic and Luca Ippolito in the final quarter didn't help the visitors' cause as Dikrich maintained control to the buzzer.
Joel Leite Delgado led BBCD with 21 points, including five threes. Sijaric added 20, mixing drives and perimeter shots, while Ewan Da Silva Jose (Season PPG: 18.89) provided 18 and constant rim pressure. Leonardo André Neves Lizardo (19, PRT; Season PPG: 16.00) contributed 18, and Gillen chipped in 14, punctuated by those back-to-back triples that broke Soleuvre's momentum.
For AS Soleuvre, Hasic (Season PPG: 18.50) paced the offense with 23. Ippolito had 18, Mathys Ntemo and Mathis Guiot scored 11 each, and Sandro Romao Sanches Gomes Barros (1.83m, PRT) added 12.
In the table, Soleuvre remain second (8-3) and Dikrich sit third (6-5). Form-wise, Dikrich have now posted back-to-back wins after a rough four-game skid earlier in the season. Coach Edson Monteiro Neves' side showed depth and timely shooting; Tom Lahure's team had their best spell at the start of the third, but couldn't withstand Dikrich's late surge.
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