T71 Dudelange controlled Arantia Larochette 94-70 in the M-U18 Division 1 Phase finale (round-robin) at Grimler, moving to 2-0 and the top of the classification, while Arantia drop to 0-2.
The game swung early. Arantia opened 0-7, but T71 answered with a 12-0 run to take a 12-7 lead. Tom Kloos then ignited the first quarter with three consecutive triples, pushing T71 to 28-19 after 10 minutes. In the second quarter, a bench technical on Arantia coach Karolis Abramavicius gave T71 extra momentum; Daris Honsic calmly sank five straight free throws during that stretch as the hosts built a 54-38 halftime cushion.
Arantia's best spell came in the third, trimming the gap to 69-58 behind Mathis Dieterlen (20) and Lee Brosius (19, Season PPG: 28.00), with support from Maximilien Nuss (15). A third-quarter unsportsmanlike foul on Finn Reckinger (U2) blunted that push, and T71 reasserted control.
The fourth quarter belonged to T71's perimeter. Kevin Fernandes Vaz (16, Season PPG: 14.55) buried three triples in the final period, including back-to-back daggers, and added a late two to seal it. Jesse Papa Müller (15, Season PPG: 5.00) also struck twice from deep early in the quarter. T71's long-range volume was decisive: 14 made threes (Kloos 4; Fernandes Vaz 4; Papa Müller 3; Charel Brettner 2; Honsic 1) complemented steady inside work. The lead peaked at 24.
Brettner (19, Season PPG: 20.75) and Honsic (14, Season PPG: 14.42) anchored T71 throughout, with Jonas Lies adding 8 and captain Justin Lux 7. For Arantia, Dieterlen (17, FRA) led the way but fouled out in the fourth; Brosius battled foul trouble (4) yet kept scoring, while Lars Bosdijk chipped in 10.
Coached by Tom Schumacher, T71 now ride a two-game winning run in this round. Arantia, after a long sequence of wins earlier in the season, have dropped two in a row and sit fifth.
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