Gréngewald Hueschtert B won a close Phase finale game against Nitia Bettembourg, 73-64, and completed the season sweep after the 68-42 away win in the first meeting. Coach Nicolas Parrish's team moved up one place to 3rd, while NIT stayed 5th.
The game was open for a long time. NIT started 4-0 and still led 14-11 late in the first quarter, but GREB closed the period with a strong push to 22-20. Early in the second, Tom Wetta's three gave NIT a 23-22 edge, yet GREB answered immediately with a 7-0 run and later built the first double-digit margin at 41-31. Qassim Sahraoui's side stayed in touch before the break, 41-35.
The third quarter brought NIT back into the game. Prosper Afakir (17, France) carried the offense and NIT erased the gap, reaching 50-50 and later 52-52. GREB still protected a narrow 56-54 lead entering the last quarter. NIT then went in front again at 58-56 and 62-60, so the game was fully alive.
The decisive stretch came from 60-62. GREB finished on a 13-2 run. Felix Penning (Season PPG: 10.84) scored five points in a row with back-to-back threes for 66-62, then Harik Avanesov (16, Ukraine; Season PPG: 8.84) added five straight points for 71-62. NIT also lost Liam Raas to fouls at 58-58, an important moment in such a tight contest.
Afakir was the top scorer of the game with 22 points for NIT, supported by Raas with 9 and Ilyes Ikherrazen and Tomás Figueiredo Pinto with 8 each. GREB had balanced production: Penning, Egidijus Jarukaitis (Season PPG: 11.59) and Mats Van den Biezenbos all scored 11, Avanesov had 10, and Tom Krier added 8.
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Gréngewald Hueschtert B