Basket Esch advanced to the next round of the M-Coupe des Jeunes with a 69-43 away win over Black Frogs Schieren, taking control of the tie before halftime and eliminating the hosts.
Schieren started well. Arno Urwald (17, FRO) opened with a three-pointer and Milo Reiser (17, FRO) helped the home side into a 5-2 lead. Esch answered quickly through Nazem Verbecque (17, LAL) and Hugo Loureiro Duarte (17, LAL), then closed the first quarter ahead 14-10.
The game turned in the second period. After Schieren had cut the score to 19-21, Basket Esch went on a 21-0 run to 42-19. Maël Gevrey (16, LAL) scored two threes in a row during that decisive stretch, while Alexandre Kremer (16, LAL), Tommy Brad Kamewe Nguedia (17, LAL) and Bastien Roger (16, LAL) added steady scoring. That sequence gave Corentin Cornu's team a 42-20 halftime lead.
Schieren responded with its best spell after the break. Yann Makoki Bakongo's side won the third quarter 10-6, with Urwald, Reiser and Rick Marth (16, FRO) leading the reaction. After a timeout, the hosts put together an 8-2 run and briefly slowed Esch's momentum. Mathis Kraus (16, FRO) also picked up two fouls in quick succession in that quarter.
Esch restored full control in the last period and stretched the margin again, finishing on the game's highest lead at 26 points. Verbecque led all scorers with 16 points, Loureiro Duarte added 11, Kremer 8 and Leonardo Antuquia Lopes Cruz (16, LAL) 7. For Schieren, Urwald scored 11, Marth 9, Reiser 7 and Nick Yan Marcel Kraus (15, FRO) 6.
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