Arantia Larochette won a close M-Coupe des Jeunes 1/16 final at home, beating Gréngewald Hueschtert 64-59 after leading most of the evening and then holding off a late challenge.
Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa's team created the first clear gap when ARA went from 4-6 to 16-6 with 12 unanswered points. Maximilien Nuss (16, 1.83m) and captain Lars Bosdijk (16, 1.98m) gave Larochette early scoring stability, and the home side closed the first quarter 21-14 ahead. In the second period, ARA extended the margin to 29-16, their biggest lead, with Charles Wilhelm (ARA) scoring six straight points at one stage. GRE still stayed in contact through Mats Genevaro Van den Biezenbos (GRE), Harik Avanesov (GRE) and Juan Santiago Lopez Oderigo (GRE), but ARA kept a 43-35 advantage at halftime.
The third quarter changed the rhythm. After Nuss pushed the score to 50-38, Paul Penning's side answered with a 12-0 run to erase the entire deficit and tie the game at 50-50. Van den Biezenbos and Avanesov were central in that stretch, while Luca Valerius (ARA) collected three fouls in the quarter and entered the last period under pressure.
GRE moved in front 55-52 in the fourth after the third Lopez Oderigo three-pointer. Arantia answered immediately: Vincent Diderrich (ARA) scored five points in a row, Jim Spaus (ARA) added two more, and the home team turned the game back to 59-55. From 52-55, ARA produced a decisive 10-1 response.
Bosdijk finished with 19 points, Nuss added 15 and Diderrich 11. For GRE, Van den Biezenbos led all scorers with 20 points, Avanesov had 18, and Lopez Oderigo scored 9, all from three-point range.
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