Telstar Hesperange E overpowered North Fox C 111-72 in the championship round, completing the season sweep after October's 86-60. Coach Gilbert Pividor's side seized control immediately: a 10-0 burst from 12-6 to 22-6 set the tone for a 30-16 first quarter and 60-31 halftime lead. North Fox reacted after the break with their best stretch of the night, a 7-0 run to 66-44, and took the third 26-19 behind Raphael Johan Nkoa (16) and 17-year-old Dzenan Muratovic (FOXC, 19), aided by a three from 16-year-old guard Fynn Schlechter (Season PPG: 10.10). But Telstar closed the door with a 10-0 sequence to 103-64 in the fourth and matched their highest lead at +39 by the buzzer.
Niccolo Spagnoletti (TELE) was unstoppable with 40 points, built on 19 two-point field goals and 2 free throws. He poured in 14 in the opening period and another 16 in the last quarter as Telstar finished with a 32-15 fourth. Among the supporting cast, Laurent Weis added 18 inside (10 in Q4), Mike Bausch (Season PPG: 8.27) delivered 19 including five makes at the stripe, and Gil Roden (TELE) posted 21 with a timely three. Max Rock chipped in five, also from deep.
For North Fox, Muratovic led scoring, Nkoa attacked the rim consistently, and Schlechter's 15 included two threes; Nils Rob (Season PPG: 15.11) added eight, with Christian Pauwels and Marvin Carvalho both connecting from long range. Coach Pier Biver's young group won the third, but Telstar's interior efficiency and late surge proved decisive.
In the standings, Telstar climbs to 2nd place (+3), now 7-5, while North Fox remain 9th at 0-11 (one forfeit), their losing streak extended.
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Telstar Hesperange E