Vibball Luxembourg won 82-67 in Steinsel and stayed first in the M-U18 Division 4 final phase at 4-0. Coach VASS's side also extended its overall winning run to 11 games. Entente RES AMI B, now third after a one-place rise despite the loss, dropped to 2-2.
ERAB started better and led 24-20 after a lively first quarter. Kristupas Zilionis (Season PPG: 6.89), the 17-year-old Lithuanian guard, set the tone early, while Aurel Nicula (Season PPG: 8.38) also gave ERAB punch. The home side even held VBE to a one-point margin at several moments, but the visitors kept answering through Cassian Matgen (Season PPG: 15.90) and Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane (Season PPG: 21.00).
The second quarter changed the balance. ERAB moved ahead 31-23, but VBE answered with a strong closing stretch and turned it into a 40-39 lead at halftime. Jeremi Adamski (Season PPG: 5.36) was important in that comeback with consecutive baskets, and Michel Ange Mafolo Ondekane (Season PPG: 18.55) kept pressure on the defense.
The game stayed tight deep into the third. ERAB briefly went back in front at 51-49, but this was the crucial moment: from 53-53, VBE finished the quarter on a 6-0 run, helped by two Matgen free throws and four straight points from Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane. That became 8-0 when Matgen scored first in the fourth for 61-53.
From there, VBE controlled the last period 23-14 and stretched the gap to a highest lead of 17 at 74-57. Matgen finished with 17 points, Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane added 17, Michel Ange Mafolo Ondekane 15, Alexandru-Catalin Vlad (18, 1.92m, ROU) had 11, and Karwacki scored 9. For ERAB, Zilionis led all scorers with 24, Nicula had 14, Stoltz 9, and Cruz Andueza added 7.
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