Musel Pikes beat Arantia Larochette 103-68 in a game that was largely decided before the break. Musel, now 3rd after a gain of three places and stopping a two-game losing streak, led 31-15 after the first quarter and 56-24 at halftime. After Arantia had cut the opening score to 3-2, Musel answered with an 11-2 push and kept control from there. The gap continued to grow in the third period, and it reached a highest margin of 42 points at 99-57 in the fourth.
Abram Macalou (Season PPG: 26.21) was again the main force for Musel with 32 points. He opened the third quarter by scoring 11 straight points for his team, a key sequence in the game. Geoffrey Schlammes (Season PPG: 19.40) added 20, while Omar Youssef Essid (Season PPG: 15.20) and Jules Jacquet (Season PPG: 15.40) both scored 18. Coach Anan got strong offensive balance from his group, with Musel producing 38 made 2-pointers.
Arantia, now 6th and on a second consecutive loss, had its best scorers in 1.98m center Lars Bosdijk (Season PPG: 11.27) with 17 points and Maximilien Nuss (Season PPG: 8.38) with 14. Tom Faber added 9, while Arthur Tillier (Season PPG: 2.14) and Jim Spaus (Season PPG: 1.60) brought useful scoring late. Arantia made 10 three-pointers and scored all 68 points from the field, but Musel's edge inside shaped the game throughout.
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