AS Soleuvre overpowered Nitia Bettembourg 100-62 in Zolwer/Scheierhaff, flipping an early 20-21 deficit into a 42-36 halftime lead before breaking the game open after the break. The key stretch came right out of the locker room: a 13-4 push fueled by a series of inside finishes from Ibrahim Hasic and a triple from David-Andrei Cojanu (18, ROU) stretched it to 57-42. Soleuvre kept piling on in the third (34-16), including an unusual sequence where three consecutive Nitia defensive fouls led to three single free throws calmly converted by Malik Bah (16). The hosts then closed the night with an 11-0 run, the margin peaking at 38.
Top contributors for Soleuvre: Hasic led all scorers with 34, while Mathys Ntemo (Season PPG: 9.75) added 18 and Luca Ippolito 16. Bah chipped in 12, including a third-quarter three, and Cojanu supplied timely points in both the third and fourth quarters. For Nitia, Wesley Almeida (Season PPG: 14.83) fought to 21, supported by Maik Zhan (Season PPG: 9.78) with 12. Tom Wetta (16, FRA) brought 8 off the bench, and Owen Chen (1.76m, 20, CHN) added 7.
Under Hervé Marie-Rose, Soleuvre controlled tempo and interior touches after halftime, while Mike Ricardo Mendes Araujo's side couldn't sustain its first-quarter rhythm. Multiple Nitia players reached four fouls, disrupting rotations. In the standings, Soleuvre hold second place at 9-3 (919 scored, 754 conceded). Nitia remain sixth at 2-10, their slide extending to ten consecutive defeats.
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