AS Soleuvre advanced from the M-Coupe Minis 1/16 finals with a commanding 92-28 win on the road against Bascharage Hedgehogs.
The game broke open early. After Bascharage stayed close at 1-2, Soleuvre produced a 9-0 run to move to 1-11 and controlled the rest of the first quarter for a 21-6 lead. Bascharage found a better rhythm in the second period: Lucas Guardado Cristino (BAS), Istok Pecirep (BAS) and Mathis Vasaune (BAS) helped cut the gap to 17-27, which was the home side's best sequence.
That response did not last long. Soleuvre closed the first half on a 13-0 run to reach 40-17, then under coach Michel Dias Gonavles completely took over after the break. The visitors opened the third quarter with a 33-0 burst before Bascharage scored again at 19-73. That 33-4 quarter settled everything, and the gap later reached a highest lead of 64 points.
Liam Alexander Jovanovic (SOL) was the main reference with 23 points, including 7 points in a row during the third-quarter surge. Louis Ferrai (SOL) added 16, Jonah Calixte (SOL) had 11, and Soleuvre's depth was striking with Liam Lopes (SOL), Amil Suleyman Adrovic (SOL) and Romeo Valentino Angeloni (SOL) all finishing with 10 points.
For Bascharage, Pecirep led with 9 points, Tom Chiapolino (BAS) scored 6, and Léi Bernard (BAS) added 5. Coach Dejan Pavlovic's team had its clearest offensive moment in the middle of the second quarter, when it put together 6 unanswered points before Soleuvre answered immediately.
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