T71 Dudelange C beat Kordall Steelers 74-61 at Hartmann and moved up one place to 3rd in the M-U16 Division 4 final phase, while KDS dropped one spot to 4th. The result also balanced the season head-to-head at 1-1 after KDS had won the first meeting 66-59.
Game evolution was shaped by T71C's first half. The home side opened 6-0, KDS answered to 6-6, but Phanuel Magoum (Season PPG: 13.53), the 15-year-old French scorer, immediately changed the rhythm with two straight three-pointers. That sequence launched a 16-4 surge and T71C closed the first quarter ahead 22-10. The second period followed the same direction: T71C kept control, shared the scoring, and built the margin to 43-25 at halftime.
Magoum was the main offensive reference early and finished with 20 points. Timo Ewerling (Season PPG: 4.57) gave T71C 13 points, matching his season high, while Daris Adrovic (Season PPG: 13.72), a 15-year-old from Montenegro, added 11. Leo Muller (Season PPG: 6.46) brought 9 points and his early fourth-quarter three made it 61-45, an important stabilizing moment.
KDS produced its best stretch in the third quarter, winning it 18-11. Captain Mahé Schmitz (Season PPG: 13.28) led that response with repeated inside scoring and free throws, and the gap came down to 54-43 after three quarters. Abriel Adam (Season PPG: 21.00) kept attacking and scored 15, while Schmitz finished with 18 before fouling out in the last quarter. Mickael Pereira Briga (Season PPG: 14.53) added 8.
The visitors still pushed late, trimming the score to 70-61, but T71C answered with the last four points. The final minute also included a late bench technical against KDS coach Arnaud Sirjean during a tense foul sequence.
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