Basket Esch D took control after an early scare and beat Telstar Hesperange D 52-30 in the M-Division 4 championship round. The result moved Esch to 1st place, while Telstar stayed 3rd and dropped a second game in a row. For Esch, it was a win after a previous defeat.
Telstar opened the game well. Christophe Thil (TELD) and Pascal Wohl (TELD) pushed the visitors in front 8-1, and Telstar still led 10-8 late in the first quarter. The first crucial swing came there: Basket Esch D answered with a 6-0 finish, through Moris Czerwonka (LALD), Kevin Mendes Lousada (LALD) and the 44-year-old French scorer Raouf Riahi (LALD), to turn the game around at 14-10.
From that point, Esch's defense set the tone. The home side allowed only 4 points in the second quarter and only 5 in the third, stretching the margin from 14-10 to 24-14 at halftime, then to 34-19 after three periods. Another key sequence came around the break, when Esch produced a 6-0 run from 18-14 to 24-14.
Telstar never got close again. Esch's biggest lead was the final 22-point margin. Noah Schwarz (LALD) was very productive with 10 points, especially in the third quarter, while Moris Czerwonka led all Esch scorers with 13. Joshua Becker (LALD) added 6 in the last quarter, and Mendes Lousada brought 7.
For Telstar, Thil was the main offensive source with 12 points and scored the team's first 4 points in a row. Mike Bausch (TELD) added 6, while Wohl and Max Rock (TELD) finished with 4 each.
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