Basket Esch controlled the championship-round game from the start and beat Résidence Walferdange 75-61. The hosts jumped to 21-7 after the first quarter behind early baskets from Euricky Semedo da Veiga and Gabriel Thomas, setting the tone with an 8-0 burst in the middle of the period. Résidence reacted in the second quarter, leaning on Rafael Dos Santos Antonio's trips to the line and Nojus Banÿs to take the frame 16-14, but Esch still led 35-23 at halftime.
After the break, Maël Gevrey (Season PPG: 12.22) and Faisal Abdirizak Mohamed (Season PPG: 8.78) hit from deep to keep Esch in control, 54-41 after three. The decisive blow came early in the fourth: a 13-0 run carried the score from 56-45 to 69-45, Esch's largest lead at +24, effectively closing the door. Coach Vincent Gevrey's group showcased balanced scoring: Gevrey 15, Edmilson Vieira Miguel 14 (Season PPG: 10.00), Abdirizak Mohamed 13, Semedo da Veiga 10 (Season PPG: 11.00), Thomas 10, Paul Blettery 9 (Season PPG: 13.67).
Résidence's offense was led by Dos Santos Antonio (25 points; 15, BEL), who piled up points in the fourth, and supported by Banÿs (12; Season PPG: 21.22) and Matas Sendzikas (11; Season PPG: 19.75). Miguel and Dos Santos Antonio both navigated four fouls without fouling out. With this win, Basket Esch moves to 1st place (4-0, +1) and extends its streak to five consecutive victories; Résidence slips to 2nd (3-1, 1), their four-game run halted under coach Dragan Stipanovic.
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