North Fox C turned a balanced game into a decisive 65-35 road win over BBC Dikrich B in Diekirch. The home team, coached by Endrit Shala, started sharply and led 10-1 through Joel Leite Delgado (DIEB), Farih Nurkovic (DIEB) and Mimballa Erwan-Scott Owoutou Monty (DIEB). North Fox, with coach Joao Da Silva Moreira, settled through Alexis Sia Vanhems (22, 1.94m) and Pablo Oliver Asama Bindang (25, ESP), finishing the first quarter on an 8-2 spell to stay close at 12-9.
Dikrich created its best margin again in the second period. From 12-11, the hosts pushed to 23-11 behind Lou Tock (DIEB), Luigi Busto (DIEB) and Nurkovic (DIEB). That was one of the key moments, but North Fox answered with 10 straight points before halftime and cut the gap to 23-21.
The game changed after the break. Joel Leite Delgado (DIEB) opened the third quarter with a three for 26-21, yet North Fox replied with a 7-0 run and later, from 30-30, closed the quarter on a 10-2 stretch for 40-32. Vanhems (FOXC) and Fynn Schlechter (FOXC) were central in that phase.
After Nurkovic (DIEB) made it 35-45 early in the fourth, Dikrich did not score again. North Fox finished the game with 20 unanswered points and stretched the lead to its maximum of 30. Vanhems (FOXC) led all scorers with 15, Schlechter (FOXC) added 12, Asama Bindang (FOXC) 10 and captain Mett Wald (FOXC) 9. For Dikrich, Nurkovic (DIEB) scored 11, Leite Delgado (DIEB) 7 and Owoutou Monty (DIEB) 6.
In the standings, North Fox rebounds from its previous loss and climbs to 3rd place with a gain of seven positions. Dikrich, after winning its previous game, is 6th.
(AI generated)