Telstar Hesperange B routed Zesummen Aktiv 98-21 in Beggen in M-U18 Division 6: Phase 2 (round-robin, game 4). The visitors never trailed and opened 11-0 before PaulLoïc Garin (23) hit ZAK's lone triple. The first quarter closed at 31-5 after a 20-2 push, largely driven by Gabriel Marques dos Ramos (Season PPG: 12.88), who poured in 18 in the opening stanza. ZAK's Jeff Braun (31) picked up two personal fouls in quick succession in that spell. Telstar kept the pace after the first timeout (4') and again late in Q2 (8'), taking a 57-9 lead at the break.
ZAK's best moment came in Q3: Kevin Michaux (25) scored three baskets in a row to ignite a 10-0 run to 19-75. Telstar, however, closed with a 23-2 fourth quarter, highlighted by captain Fabio Massimo Gilotti Gonzalez (Season PPG: 5.80) hitting a three and then 2/2 at the line. The largest margin stood at 77 at the buzzer.
Scoring leaders: Telstar Marques dos Ramos 24; Grégoire Leclercq (Season PPG: 9.56) 19 with multiple threes; Pit Clement Decker (Season PPG: 4.00) 19, including a thirdquarter triple; Loïc Marc Craenen (Season PPG: 3.17) 13; Izac Martins Rodrigues (17, BRA) 12; Gilotti Gonzalez 9. ZAK Michaux 12, Garin 7, Braun 2.
Under coach Romas Degutis, Telstar imposed rhythm on both ends and extended their winning streak to seven games after an opening loss this season; they had already beaten ZAK 76-44 in Phase 1. Coach Angelo Monteiro's team used early timeouts but could not disrupt the visitors' runs. In the standings, Telstar stay first at 4-0; ZAK sit fourth at 0-3.
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