First-placed Kordall Steelers moved to 6-2 in the final phase with a clear 98-29 home win over sixth-placed Bascharage Hedgehogs, who remained 0-8. It was KDS' third win against BAS this season after the earlier 56-54 and 78-53 games, but this one was decided much earlier.
Coach Arnaud Sirjean's team imposed the pace immediately. KDS opened on a 14-0 run, with Arthur Bonbled (Season PPG: 2.40), Jayson Otiu (Season PPG: 15.06) and Liam Alexander Jovanovic (Season PPG: 17.80) scoring early, then 12-year-old French player Adham Asfarelouldidi (Season PPG: 12.82) added 6 points in a row. The first quarter closed at 27-2.
Bascharage found a little more offense in the second period through Leo Chiapolino (Season PPG: 6.82) and Tom Chiapolino (Season PPG: 3.44), but KDS continued to score in waves and reached halftime up 50-10. The game broke fully after the interval: Kordall started the third quarter with a 9-0 run to 59-10 and entered the last quarter at 75-20.
Otiu led all scorers with 23 points, Jovanovic had 21 with 2 made three-pointers, and Asfarelouldidi added 17. Matteo Cavuoto (Season PPG: 4.13) scored 12, while Bonbled and Charles Pelt (Season PPG: 4.50) finished with 10 each. Pelt also stayed productive despite 4 fouls.
For BAS, captain Leo Chiapolino scored 11 and Tom Chiapolino added 10, including the team's only made three-pointer. KDS answered nearly every BAS basket quickly and pushed the margin to a game-high 69 points.
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