League leaders Musel Pikes confirmed first place with a 105-61 road win over sixth-placed Amicale Steesel, staying unbeaten at 7-0 in the final phase. Amicale remain 6th at 0-7 and are now on a seven-game losing streak. Compared with the first meeting, won by Musel 80-71, this return game became one-sided much earlier.
Amicale opened better and led 4-0, but Musel reacted immediately with a 16-4 run to take over. The visitors kept the pressure high and closed the first quarter 30-16 in front. Steesel had some better moments in the second period through Andreas Nys (Season PPG: 14.75), Bobby Kirsch (Season PPG: 14.60) and Vincent Segers (Season PPG: 15.00), yet Musel still went to halftime with a solid 51-36 cushion.
The decisive stretch came after the break. Musel started the third quarter with 7 unanswered points and then won the period 35-11, turning a manageable gap into a clear separation at 86-47. Ben Matthias Schenk (16, DEU) was the main finisher and ended with 25 points. Jaden El Basri (Season PPG: 18.19) added 19, while Raphaël Siebenaler (Season PPG: 17.25) and Marvin Contreras (Season PPG: 13.36) both scored 15, with Jason Kemmer (Season PPG: 14.38) contributing 13. Musel's highest lead reached 44 points.
For Thorsten Freiheit's team, Kirsch scored 17, Nys had 15, and Max Schanck (Season PPG: 3.88) finished with 14, matching his season high. Captain Miguel Lopez Fernandez (Season PPG: 6.56) picked up three fouls in the third quarter and fouled out in the fourth, which made Steesel's rotation thinner. Musel coach Daniel Fernandes Sousa received two technical fouls in the second quarter, but his team kept full control of the rhythm.
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