Entente RES AMI controlled the second half to beat Arantia Larochette 86-72 in Steinsel. ERA moved up one place to 4th in the M-U18 Division 1 phase finale standings, while ARA stayed 6th. It was also an important reaction for ERA after three straight losses, whereas Arantia's losing run reached six games.
ARA had the better opening. Mathis Dieterlen (Season PPG: 17.95) and Lee Brosius (17, 1.92m; Season PPG: 26.69) set the tone early, and the visitors led 24-19 after the first quarter, with a highest lead of six points.
The game swung at the start of the second period. ERA produced 12 unanswered points, turning 19-24 into 31-24. Jules Reuter (Season PPG: 18.00) and Noah Terence Stansbury Daleiden (Season PPG: 19.44) were central in that run. Arantia answered well with 10 straight points to come back to 37-37, and Lars Bosdijk (Season PPG: 11.68) briefly restored the lead at 39-38, but ERA still edged halftime 40-39.
The decisive phase came in the third quarter. After ARA had reduced the gap to 52-50, ERA answered with an 8-0 burst and won the period 29-20. From there, coach Thorsten Freiheit's team stayed in control. The lead reached 17 points in the fourth quarter at 82-65.
ERA had strong balance: Stansbury Daleiden scored 24, Reuter 22, Elvio Amen Alissoutin (16, FRA; Season PPG: 6.94) added 15, and Tim Geisen (Season PPG: 9.94) had 10. For ARA, Brosius finished with 23, Dieterlen 20, Bosdijk 12 and Vincent Diderrich (Season PPG: 3.89) 10. Tom Faber (Season PPG: 7.26) committed three fouls in quick succession in the second quarter, a difficult moment for Larochette's defensive rhythm.
ERA has now won both phase finale meetings against ARA after the 87-57 away win on 01/03/2026.
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