North Fox opened Phase 1 with a controlled 68-44 road win over Les Sangliers Wooltz and moved into 1st place, with Wooltz 2nd after the first game.
The game turned early. Wooltz scored first through Hamza Kelzia (SAN), but Fox quickly answered with an 8-0 run for 8-2 and never trailed again. After Wooltz cut the gap to 8-10, North Fox finished the first quarter strongly and led 19-10. The visitors then kept the tempo under coach Melvin Tobar, stretching the margin to 29-12 before taking a 29-16 advantage into halftime.
The key separation came in the third quarter. Wooltz stayed within reach at 20-36, but Fox produced another decisive push, with Yannis Ludes (FOX) going on a roll and scoring three straight baskets. That helped build a 48-24 lead by the end of the period. The biggest gap reached 26 points in the fourth quarter at 62-36.
Ludes (FOX) led all scorers with 22 points, all from 2-point shots. Mattis Rob (FOX) added 16 and Nick Schmitz (FOX) 7, while Liam Pablo Teixeira (FOX) also scored 7 and gave the team its only 3-pointer. For Wooltz, Elisio Monteiro (SAN) and 12-year-old Aaron Raphaël Janvier (SAN) both scored 18. Ruben Gonçalves Silva (SAN) added 6.
Wooltz had a better last quarter at 20-20, including a 6-0 start, but Fox answered well and kept the game under control. An early note for Wooltz was the foul situation of Ngatcha, who picked up three fouls in the first quarter yet still remained one of the home side's most productive players.
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