Telstar Hesperange B overran Kordall Steelers in Niederkorn, 78-31, with the game breaking open after halftime. Kordall stayed in touch early (13-16 after Q1), but Telstar's physicality and pace edged the second period 14-5 for an 18-30 halftime lead.
The third quarter was decisive: Telstar opened on an 11-0 run, sparked by Grégoire Leclercq (Season PPG: 11.93), Fabio Massimo Gilotti Gonzalez (Season PPG: 5.73) and Baptise Ernest Le Phuez (Season PPG: 5.10). Kordall's time-out at 3' could not stem the tide, and the visitors closed the period up 18-54. The final blow came in the fourth when Nikola Angelov Mratsenkov (Season PPG: 6.29) drilled three consecutive triples and added a fourth shortly after, powering a 22-0 stretch to 29-78 and Telstar's largest lead of 49.
Leclercq, 16 (FRA), was relentless at the rim with 32 points from 16 made two-pointers. Mratsenkov added 19 on five threes, while Le Phuez contributed 14 despite four fouls, even picking up back-to-back personals in Q3 and again two more in Q4. For Kordall, Tomas Cerqueira Santos (Season PPG: 10.22; 17, PRT) led with 11, Mickael Pereira Briga (Season PPG: 7.83; 15, PRT) scored 8, and Kevin Heusbourg (14) hit two threes.
Coach Uchenna Agada's group kept pressure throughout, while Coach Antonio Bento dos Reis Pires tried to interrupt momentum with early time-outs. Telstar's win streak stretches to 10. In the classification, Telstar climbs to 2nd (3-0), Kordall sits 4th (1-3).
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