T71 Dudelange C controlled Nitia Bettembourg 89-66 in M-U16 Division 5 (Phase 2), building a 25-12 first quarter and 50-24 halftime cushion before absorbing NIT's third-quarter push (12-22) and closing 27-20 in the fourth. The hosts trailed 0-3 early, then ripped a 14-0 run from 10-9 to 24-9 to seize momentum Lou Wampach hit back-to-back baskets, Felix Trierweiler added a three and Levy Duarte scored inside. In the second quarter, T71C strung together a 10-0 burst (30-16 to 40-16) fueled by Lee Weyland and Daris Adrovic (14, MNE). An unsportsmanlike foul on NIT's Gabriel Berteloot interrupted the first-quarter rhythm.
NIT answered after the break with a 6-0 start and later a 6-0 spurt to cut to 62-46 by the end of the third, driven by Ewen Man-Fei Leung (23; Season PPG: 21.6, 13, FRA) and captain Dinis Jorge Cruz Rica (19; Season PPG: 9.44). Mathis Brochier and Berteloot added 8 each, Tun Rodesch hit two free throws. NIT's Daniel Gerouville picked up two quick fouls late in the fourth.
T71C reasserted control in the last period as Sergiu Lisnicenco strung six consecutive team points and Weyland closed it out. Weyland led T71C with 20 (Season PPG: 9.24), Adrovic had 12 (Season PPG: 16.08), Trierweiler and Leo Muller 10 apiece, with Duarte (9), Lisnicenco (9) and Felix Schanen (7) adding depth; 11 different scorers underlined the rotation managed by coach Ronny Schanen.
The hosts' largest lead reached 28 (50-22) in the second quarter. Coach Qassim Sahraoui's team fought back after the break but remains winless. In the updated classification, T71C rises to 1st (3-1, ranking gain +1), while NIT sits 6th (0-4), their losing streak extending to nine.
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