BBC Dikrich edged Nitia Bettembourg 74-66 in Diekirch after a swinging contest that tightened late. Coach Hartl Laszlo Jozsef's team blitzed the first quarter 28-15 behind early baskets from Lou Tock and captain Farih Nurkovic, then pushed the margin to 48-23 in the second. Nitia reacted before the break: sparked by Ewen ManFei Leung, they strung together a 14-2 surge to make it 48-37 at halftime.
Coach Qassim Sahraoui's side kept coming in the third, winning the quarter 16-10 as Leung and Halil Settar Yalcin chipped away, trimming the gap to 58-53. The game reached its closest point in the fourth when Dinis Jorge Cruz brought Nitia within 66-64. Dikrich then delivered the winning sequence: Gustavo Ferreira Rebelo (15, PRT) hit a timely three, Nurkovic added a free throw, and Mil Neyens finished two late plays to close on an 8-2 run.
Nurkovic led all scorers with 35 points, repeatedly finding lanes in the half court and steady at the line when it mattered. Tock added 14 and Neyens 10, while Ferreira Rebelo contributed 12 including the pivotal triple. For Nitia, Leung poured in 29 (Season PPG: 20.71), notably firing six consecutive points late in the second quarter to ignite the comeback. Yalcin had 10 and Cruz 9, with David Goncalves Maricato adding 6.
Dikrich's best stretch came early, building a lead as large as 25 at 48-23. Nitia's response the 14-2 close to the half and a 16-10 third set up a nervy finish, but the home side executed late. With this result, BBC Dikrich remain top of the M-U16 Division 6: Phase finale at 3-0 and extend their winning streak to seven games, while Nitia sit fourth at 1-1.
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