Telstar Hesperange, coached by Uchenna Ohpani Agada, moved up two places to 4th in the Phase finale with an 84-57 home win over 2nd-ranked Arantia Larochette. It was a strong reversal of the first meeting, won by Arantia 87-71.
The game was clearly split in two parts. Arantia had the better start and led 20-17 after the first quarter, then 38-31 at halftime. Jim Spaus (Season PPG: 15.79) opened well, Noé Bissen (Season PPG: 10.35) scored steadily, and captain Charles Wilhelm (Season PPG: 14.31) gave the visitors useful scoring from both inside and outside. Léo Rock (Season PPG: 7.00) also helped Arantia keep control before the break.
Telstar stayed in touch through Gabriel Marques Dos Ramos (Season PPG: 23.00), Mathis Adehm (Season PPG: 10.31) and Stanislaw Jan Kwasniewski (Season PPG: 3.00), but the real turning point came just after halftime. After Arantia made it 40-33, Telstar produced a 21-1 run and completely changed the game. Batu Polad (Season PPG: 13.07) was on a roll in that third quarter with 10 points, while Marques Dos Ramos added 7 in the period. Arantia scored only 3 points in the quarter, and the score moved from 31-38 to 54-41.
The last quarter confirmed the swing. Telstar later added a 10-0 run from 68-53 to 78-53 and reached its highest lead at 27 points. Marques Dos Ramos finished with 23 points before fouling out, Polad added 21, and Adehm scored 18. For Arantia, Bissen had 16 points, Rock and Spaus 13 each, and Wilhelm 10. Telstar ended a three-game losing streak with a dominant second half, 53-19.
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