BBC Dikrich edged Rebound Préizerdaul 74-73 in Bettborn after a tense finish in the M-U16 Division 6 Phase finale round-robin. Préizerdaul opened 19-14 on the back of a 7-0 personal burst by captain Elmir Pjevic (Season PPG: 28.0), who strung together 2, 3 and 2 points to flip an early 0-4 start. The game swung in the second quarter: Dikrich produced a 26-15 frame to lead 40-34 at half.
The third quarter stayed balanced (19-21), with a brief bench technical (B1) on home coach Jérôme Lefèvre at 43-49, before Pjevic answered immediately with five straight to 48-50. Dikrich's duo Farih Nurkovic (Season PPG: 36.6) with 30 and Gustavo Alexandre Ferreira Rebelo (Season PPG: 17.3) with 26 kept the visitors in front. They combined for 56 points and repeatedly found answers after Préizerdaul mini-runs.
Early in the fourth, Dikrich stretched the gap to a game-high +9 (74-65). Préizerdaul then closed with an 8-0 surge Max Serge Meissner, Pjevic (four points) and Bryan Da Mota Pereira pulling to 73-74, but the clock ran out before they could complete the comeback.
Numbers underline contrasting paths to 74-73: Préizerdaul hit 29 two-pointers and three threes, but only six free throws; Dikrich made 25 two-pointers, three threes and a decisive 15 points at the line. For the hosts, Pjevic exploded for 47, aided by Hanan Ahmic (Season PPG: 10.56) with 15. Dikrich's support came from Braima Barreto Vieira Djau (8) and Lou Tock (Season PPG: 8.4) who scored all three from the stripe; Mathis Kesseler (Season PPG: 2.0) chipped in five.
Dikrich, coached by László József Hartl, extends its streak to six wins in a row and tops the Phase finale at 2-0 (ranking gain +1). Préizerdaul falls to 0-2 and sits fourth, now on a four-game slide.
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