In Niederkorn, Kordall Steelers controlled Résidence Walferdange B 71-48 to open the M-U16 Division 4 Phase finale. After a sluggish first quarter (11-13), coach Julien Bordonne's team flipped the game with an 11-0 burst bridging quarters, turning 11-13 into 22-13. RESB briefly answered (6-0 to 24-22), but Kordall steadied to a 28-22 halftime lead.
The decisive stretch came right after the break: KDS ripped a 14-0 run to start Q3, powered by Mickael Pereira Briga (15, PRT) hitting a three and a layup, then Abriel Adam (Season PPG: 24.0) adding five straight. From there, captain Mahé Schmitz (Season PPG: 12.8) kept piling on with mid-range scores and a three as the gap grew to 49-38 after three. A final 12-0 Kordall surge early in Q4 (from 49-41 to 61-41) settled it; highest lead came at the buzzer (+23).
Adam led all scorers with 26, Schmitz added 20 and Ilyas Cardarelli (Season PPG: 8.86) contributed 10. Pereira Briga (Season PPG: 14.0) had 9 before fouling out in the fourth, but his early second-half spark was key. Bench notes: Liam Jovanovic and Rishit Bhandari chipped in timely baskets; Ryan Da Silva scored late.
For RESB, Valerio Gulli (15, ITA; Season PPG: 14.67) carried the load with 20, and Ernests Puciriuss (Season PPG: 4.4) had 12. Early foul trouble hurt: Kristupas Malaisé committed multiple fouls in the first quarter and never found rhythm.
Kordall climb to first place in the Phase finale (ranking gain +4). Résidence sit fourth (+2). Kordall are now on a three-game winning streak; RESB have dropped two of their last three. Coach André Da Cruz's side started well but couldn't withstand Kordall's repeated runs.
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