T71 Dudelange B handled Basket Esch B 88-71 in the Phase finale round-robin, building control early and never letting it slip. After Esch closed to 12-11 in the first, Coach Ronny Schanen's team reeled off a 15-2 close to the quarter for 27-13, behind a Luka Babovic three, a Ben Jemming triple and repeated trips to the line from Paddy Keiser. Esch steadied in the second as Mathis Bath Rama and Amilcar André Rodrigues scored inside, with Jake Feller and Colin Schneider trimming the gap to 42-31 at the break (Esch took the quarter 18-15).
Bastien Roger and Feller threatened after halftime, pulling LALB to 44-35, but Théo Mariuzzo answered and Daris Adrovic strung together back-to-back baskets to push T71 back out to 61-48 before the final stanza began at 64-53. The fourth was decisive: Lee Weyland and Adrovic sparked an 11-2 burst to 70-55, and the lead peaked at +20 (81-61). Feller hit three straight free throws and Bath Rama drilled a three to keep Esch in touch, but Babovic replied with a late three and Tim Wagner and Jemming closed it.
Top scorers T71B: Babovic 19 (Season PPG: 14.07, 16, FRA), Adrovic 15 (Season PPG: 16.12, 14, MNE), Keiser 14 (Season PPG: 10.18), Phanuel Magoum 13 (Season PPG: 8.50). Basket Esch B: Roger 14 (Season PPG: 6.85), Feller 14 (Season PPG: 10.10), Rodrigues 12 (Season PPG: 8.80), Bath Rama 10 (Season PPG: 7.14), with Leonardo Antuquia Lopes Cruz (LALB) adding 10 off the bench. Esch wrestled with foul trouble for Faisal Abdirizak Mohamed and Rodrigues (four each), while Wagner managed four for T71.
T71B stays top of the Phase finale at 2-0 and extends its winning streak to three. LALB drops to 0-2 and sits fourth. Coach Stéphane Feller's timeout at 70-55 couldn't stem T71's late momentum.
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