T71 Dudelange B dominated in Bascharage, winning 102-63 in the M-U16 Division 3 Phase finale round-robin. The tone was set immediately: T71 opened on a 10-0 burst and took the first quarter 29-17. An 8-0 start to the second quarter stretched the gap further, and the visitors were firmly in control at the break, 57-31.
Bascharage found a better rhythm after halftime, edging the third period 23-22 behind the interior work of Samuel Louis Hobby (Season PPG: 8.79), who finished with 22, and the perimeter shooting of Tom Kruchten (Season PPG: 10.14), who hit four triples on his way to 19. Ilija Radojevic (15, SRB) added 14, while Auric Kirsch (13) chipped in 4.
T71 closed the door in the fourth with a 14-0 finishing run. Luka Babovic (16, FRA) poured in the last 11 points of the game and led all scorers with 32 (Season PPG: 15.00). Paddy Keiser (Season PPG: 9.71) added 19, Lee Weyland (Season PPG: 8.88) had 13, and Sergiu Lisnicenco (Season PPG: 7.19) 10. Tim Wagner (12) and Phanuel Magoum (Season PPG: 10.25) supported the scoring depth.
The numbers underline T71's control inside: 38 made two-pointers to Bascharage's 21, plus six three-pointers. Free throws were 8 made for T71 and 9 for BAS, but the decisive edge came from repeated finishes at the rim and sustained runs at key moments. Bascharage's rotation was also hampered when Flavio Bogatu fouled out.
With head coach Sandro Ceresi's side riding a five-game winning streak, T71 stay first in the Phase finale at 4-0. William Jacques Guenfissi's Hedgehogs sit fourth at 1-3. The final margin of 39 points was also the game's highest lead.
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