Résidence Walferdange overpowered Musel Pikes 113-56 in the Championship Round (Phase 2), building control early and blowing the game open after halftime. The hosts sprinted to a 12-0 start and led 30-11 after the first quarter, with Coach André Da Cruz's team spreading the scoring inside and out. Matas Sendzikas (Season PPG: 20.00) and Nojus Banys (15 years, LTU; Season PPG: 22.20) set the tone in the paint and from distance, while Rafael Dos Santos Antonio (Season PPG: 20.10) added a three and steady free throws.
Musel Pikes briefly steadied in the second quarter through Jaden El Basri (15 years, FRA; Season PPG: 19.78), who kept them ticking with attacks to the rim and free throws, and Raphaël Siebenaler (Season PPG: 13.33). But the key stretch came right after the break: Résidence opened the third quarter on a 15-0 run to move from 50-30 to 65-30. Banys caught fire with three triples in that period alone, and Jokubas Toliusis (Season PPG: 15.67) added a timely three as the lead became unassailable (31-10 third quarter).
An unsportsmanlike foul (U2) on Musel's Ben Matthias Schenk (Season PPG: 19.56) in Q3 did not shift momentum. Sendzikas added a three to start the fourth and kept punishing inside, while Dos Santos Antonio mixed drives and perimeter makes. The gap peaked at 57 by the final buzzer.
Top performers
- Résidence: Nojus Banys 31 (five 3s), Matas Sendzikas 23, Rafael Dos Santos Antonio 21, Jokubas Toliusis 16.
- Musel Pikes: Jaden El Basri 18, Raphaël Siebenaler 15, Ben Matthias Schenk 9.
Résidence stay atop the Championship Round (4-1). Musel Pikes sit third (1-4) under Coach Daniel Fernandes Sousa. The hosts' fast start and the decisive 15-0 burst to open the second half defined the game's evolution.
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