T71 Dudelange B controlled Arantia Larochette C, 108-77 in Larochette, winning every quarter and completing the headtohead double after the 119-53 in the first meeting. The tone was set early: a 32-17 first quarter for T71, highlighted by Daris Honsic (16, FRA) opening from deep and later knocking down five consecutive free throws. A pivotal episode for Arantia came late in Q1 when Alvis Kasteckas was disqualified after two technicals, shrinking the home rotation.
Arantia briefly steadied through Pedro Nunes Jordao (Season PPG: 19.43), but Q2 decided the night. After Nunes Jordao's three made it 35-45, T71 answered with a 16-0 run (Len Guedes with backtoback baskets, Honsic adding points in transition, Rafael Costa Farinha inside) to reach 61 at the half (37-61). The visitors' lead would peak at 31.
Arantia's best spell came in Q3: Nunes Jordao strung together multiple scores, including two threes, and captaincoach Sascha Schmit added a triple, while Jeff Kirch (44) kept the scoreboard moving with a parade to the line (13 made free throws for his 21). Yet each push met a response Guedes and Noah Jeitz answered to preserve the cushion, and T71 closed professionally in Q4.
Top performers
- T71: Honsic 36 (5 threes, constant pressure), Guedes 23 (10 twopointers), Lenn Dondelinger 13, Jeitz 15.
- Arantia: Nunes Jordao Pedro (37, 1.82m, PRT) poured in 35 (11 twopointers), Kirch 21 (13/13 from the stripe recorded as makes), Lin Xu 10. Li Dong picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter, adding to the early foul strain.
Coach Serge Logelin's team is on a threegame winning streak and moves up to 2nd in the MDivision 2 classification, while Arantia sits 3rd.
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