Black Star Mersch started Phase 1 with a clear 110-50 home win over AS Soleuvre and moved into 1st place after the opening game, with Soleuvre 2nd.
The game was shaped very early. Black Star opened on a 9-0 run, with Alvyn Madoki Bigas (BSM) scoring 7 of those first 9 points, and the home side quickly stretched the margin to 20-1. After one quarter, Mersch already led 34-9. Their pressure on the scoreboard never really eased.
Soleuvre's best spell came in the second period. After Black Star went up 40-14, AS Soleuvre answered with a strong push led by Marvin Contreras (SOL), who carried much of the scoring in that phase, and the visitors cut the gap to 40-23. Even so, Black Star still controlled the half at 57-30.
The third quarter broke the game open completely. Jérôme Hansen's team began the period with a 14-0 burst from 57-30 to 71-30, and from there the gap became decisive. The quarter ended 90-39. The largest lead reached 60 points at the final buzzer.
Leandro Da Silva Nunes (BSM) led all scorers with 37 points and was especially productive again in the fourth quarter, including 8 straight points for his team. Madoki Bigas (BSM) added 23, Trey Sean Boayue (BSM) scored 17, Rui Dias Dos Santos (BSM) finished with 15, and Rolando Charle Nienaber Mendes (BSM) had 10.
For Soleuvre, Contreras (SOL) was the main offensive source with 16 points. Malik Bah (SOL) added 10, while Lou Lahure (SOL) contributed 7. Hervé Marie-Rose's team showed its most competitive stretch in the second quarter, but Black Star's repeated runs in the 1st and 3rd periods decided the game.
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