Nitia Bettembourg B overpowered Gréngewald Hueschtert C 86-53 in Oberanven, built on perimeter accuracy and a decisive third-quarter surge. The opening was balanced (15-15), before NITB nudged in front by the break, 32-37, on Eric Picco's outside touch and Elvin Muhovic's drives, with a timely triple from Owen Chen (19, 1.76m).
After halftime, coach Jonathan Mechin's side broke the game open: Mechin himself hit five straight points (32-42) and David Picco followed with seven in a row. That sequence sparked a 22-3 run that stretched the margin to 42-66 by the end of the third (10-29 in the quarter). In the fourth, Wesley Almeida (19) buried three triples and added a two for 11 points in the period, pushing the lead to a game-high +33 at the buzzer.
NITB's shooting depth told: 13 made threes to GREC's five. The Picco duo combined for 43 points David Picco led with 24, repeatedly getting to the line and finishing inside, while Eric Picco added 19 on five made threes. Muhovic chipped in 12 and Almeida 11; Noah Horsmans added eight with steady free throws.
For Gréngewald, Diogo Melicio Paiva and Pierre Adrien Grange scored 13 each, with Mathieu Franco on 9. Frontcourt foul trouble hurt the hosts as Leonidas Grigoriadis (33) and Flavio Monteiro Alves (37) both fouled out in the fourth, shrinking options for coach Olaf Recht against NITB's streaking shooters.
In the standings, NITB climb three spots to 8th (4-6) and string back-to-back wins after a rough stretch, while GREC remain 5th at 5-5, a three-game winning run halted.
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