Musel Pikes controlled three quarters and beat T71 Dudelange B 72-61 in the M-U14 Division 3 Phase finale (round-robin). After an even start (15-20), Coach Hichem El Basri's side broke the game open with a 10-0 burst to start the second quarter and took a 44-24 lead at halftime (9-24 in Q2). The margin swelled to 27 points at 30-57 late in the third, with the visitors repeatedly finding easy scores.
T71, coached by Carlo Muller, mounted a late push. The hosts opened the fourth with a 14-0 run to close to 50-62, driven by Lorenzo Ethanaël Magoum (Season PPG: 14.10), who poured in seven straight to start the quarter and nine of T71's first 11 points of the period. Captain Nikola Bugarski (Season PPG: 5.70) added a late three to make it 61-70, but the gap proved too large. Captain Jack Kemmer's two free throws set the final score.
For Musel, Lex Flies (Season PPG: 15.55) led all scorers with 28 and was the constant reference throughout, striking early in Q2 and again after the break to steady every T71 surge. Kemmer (Season PPG: 15.50) added 16, and Cédric Meyers (Season PPG: 11.75) contributed 15. Rody Minutella (13, ITA) chipped in during the first-quarter push.
T71's best answer was Magoum's 20 before fouling out in the closing minutes, a key blow to the home comeback. Bugarski finished with 13, while Jim Resl (Season PPG: 8.60) and Adriano Coelho Gomes (Season PPG: 8.38) provided secondary scoring.
Musel Pikes had also won the previous meeting in this season (75-58, Phase 2). In the Phase finale standings after three games, Musel sit 2nd at 2-1, T71 B are 3rd at 1-2.
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