Arantia Larochette opened the Phase finale with a 71-61 home win over Musel Pikes in Larochette, shaping the game with timely runs and a steady finish. Arantia took control early with a 22-13 first quarter, powered by an 8-0 burst in which Noa Franssens (Season PPG: 27.4) strung together three baskets. Musel answered in the second period: from 26-14 down they produced a 10-0 run to 26-24 and cut it to 36-32 at halftime.
After the break, Arantia reasserted themselves to 52-45 after three quarters. The decisive stretch came mid-fourth: captain Finn Brosius (Season PPG: 11.4) drilled a three for 63-53, and Rui Carlos Silva (Season PPG: 13.91) followed with another long-range make for 66-53. The hosts reached their largest lead at 69-55 and managed the closing minutes efficiently under coach Pit Hoffmann.
Brosius led Arantia with 17 points, Silva added 14, Tiago Matos Simões (13, PRT) scored 11, with Franssens also on 11 and Ben Welter (Season PPG: 10.56) contributing 8. For Musel, Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 14.63) topped all scorers with 19, supported by Cédric Meyers (Season PPG: 11.3) with 14, captain Adam Hammed (Season PPG: 8.2) with 13 and Lex Flies (Season PPG: 13.89) with 11.
Foul management mattered late: Arantia's Brosius, Silva and Franssens, and Musel's Hammed each finished on four fouls. Tun Fixemer picked up three personals in a row in the second quarter. Arantia extend their winning streak to ten, and with this result they lead the early classification (rank 1, +4). Musel sit second under coach Hichem El Basri.
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