T71 Dudelange edged AS Soleuvre 83-77 after overtime in the M-U16 Division 1 Phase 2 round-robin in Zolwer/Scheierhaf, climbing to 3rd (+1, 2-3), while Soleuvre stays 5th (1-4).
Game evolution
T71 set the tone with a 24-14 opening quarter, fueled by Finn Dondelinger's back-to-back threes late in the period. Soleuvre trimmed it to 30-34 at the half, but T71 rebuilt control in the third (50-61) and even reached the night's largest lead at +14 (50-64) early in the fourth. From there, Soleuvre surged: a 13-2 run to 72-72, driven by captain Nik Lahure (37 pts, Season PPG: 22.6, 15 years). Lahure then added three late free throws to make it 75-72, before Tunn Wirion (20 pts, Season PPG: 16.1) buried the tying three for 75-75 to force overtime.
Overtime swung immediately T71's way: a 6-0 burst (Dondelinger layup, Wirion in transition, Max Schartz) to 81-75, and Schartz (game-high for T71 with 28 pts, Season PPG: 11.0, 15 years) closed it out at the line. Soleuvre managed just one field goal in OT (2-8). The extra period was also shaped by discipline: an unsportsmanlike on Soleuvre's Max Kunen (fouled out; Season PPG: 13.3) and repeated whistles stalled the hosts' momentum.
Top performers
- T71: Schartz (28), Wirion (20), Dondelinger (14) delivered at key moments; Bo Wagner's fourth-quarter scoring and Tim Wagner's triple were timely.
- Soleuvre: Lahure's 37-point outburst kept the hosts alive, with Yann Conan (15, Season PPG: 10.13) and Matteo Fratini (7) supporting. Soleuvre's comeback also featured a string of Lahure free throws in the final minute.
T71 snapped a three-game losing run and, under coach Eric Jeitz, executed late-game offense when it mattered. Coach Olivier Haan's side nearly stole it with a spirited fourth, but the visitors owned overtime.
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