Telstar Hesperange B, now up to 2nd place in the M-U18 Division 5 final phase, controlled Zesummen Aktiv 64-39 at home. The game was shaped very early. TELB opened on an 18-0 run and set the tone with a 21-8 first quarter. ZAK improved in the second period and won it 14-13. From 32-10 down, Angelo Monteiro's team closed the half with a 12-2 run, including six straight points from Jim Braun, to reduce the gap to 34-22.
That was ZAK's best spell, but TELB answered well after the break. The home side kept the margin safe in the third quarter and moved to 49-31 after 30 minutes. Early in the fourth, a 6-0 burst, capped by Léon Raffoul's three-pointer, pushed the lead to 55-31. The highest gap reached 25 points at the end.
The main offensive difference came from TELB's two leaders. The 17-year-old Spanish captain Fabio Massimo Gilotti Gonzalez (Season PPG: 7.05) and the 18-year-old French player Baptise Ernest Le Phuez (Season PPG: 6.67) both finished with 24 points. Gilotti Gonzalez made three 3-pointers, while Le Phuez mixed scoring at the line, inside and from long range. Raffoul (Season PPG: 2.60) added 7 points.
For ZAK, Nathaniel Guth (Season PPG: 19.40) and Jim Braun (Season PPG: 12.00) led with 10 points each. Alex Flammang (Season PPG: 1.50) scored 7, while Kevin Michaux (Season PPG: 6.00) and Mike Meyer (ZAK) added 6 each.
Coach Uchenna Ohpani Agada's side has now beaten ZAK for the third time this season. ZAK, despite moving up to 6th place in the updated table, is now on a four-game losing streak.
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