T71 Dudelange started its M-U14 Division 1 campaign with a 75-50 home win over Nitia Bettembourg and moved up to 3rd place (+3), while NIT is 4th (+1).
The game was competitive for almost a half. T71 opened with four straight points from Tun Jungers (T71) and led 18-12 after the first quarter, but NIT stayed close through Yohannes Thomas Michael (NIT), who carried much of the early offense. In the second period, NIT cut the gap to 18-16 and later to 28-26, so the game was still open. T71 then finished the half better and took a 34-26 lead.
The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. Under coach Louis Wennig, T71 raised its pace and won the period 25-10. A 7-0 sequence turned 42-32 into 49-32, and the home side entered the last quarter with a clear 59-36 advantage. The highest lead reached 29 points at 75-46. Early in the fourth, 13-year-old Sami Dzinic (T71) scored 6 points in a row, which removed the last doubt.
Jungers (T71) led the winners with 19 points, adding 3 made free throws and 9 two-pointers. Lyo Hemmen (T71) followed with 11, while Benjamin Liszkai (T71) and Dzinic each scored 8. T71 also had balanced support from Ramsey James Tod (T71) with 6, Nikola Bugarski (T71) with 6 and Simao Pedro Gomes Santos (T71) with 6.
For NIT, captain Michael (NIT) was the main factor with 22 points, including 10 made two-pointers, 1 three-pointer and 1 free throw. Jacques Zeimet (NIT) added 16, and Ethan Brouillet (NIT) finished with 8. Brouillet also committed two personal fouls in a row during the third quarter, a phase in which T71 took firm control.
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