Bascharage Hedgehogs opened Phase 1 with a clear 69-43 home win over Amicale Steesel B and moved into 1st place, while AMIB sits 2nd after the first round of games.
Coach Dejan Pavlovic's team set the tone immediately. BAS started on a 13-0 run, with Lucas Guardado Cristino (BAS) scoring 6 of those points and Leo Chiapolino (BAS) adding an early free throw. AMIB did react through Lex Diederich (AMIB), Yoann Wittner (AMIB) and Luca Joseph Quinn (AMIB), cutting the gap to 13-8, but BAS closed the first quarter with another 6 unanswered points for 19-8.
The second quarter was more balanced. Diederich kept AMIB alive with steady inside scoring and reached 13 points by halftime, but BAS still controlled the rhythm. Chiapolino and Guardado Cristino were productive again, and the home side stretched the margin to 33-14 before AMIB trimmed it to 35-21 at the break.
The game was decided in the third quarter. BAS won that period 23-4 and turned a 14-point lead into a 33-point cushion at 58-25, their highest margin of the afternoon. Léi Bernard (BAS), Guardado Cristino and Chiapolino all scored in that surge, and BAS also produced a 13-0 run inside the quarter. AMIB managed only two baskets in the period.
AMIB showed a better response in the fourth, winning it 18-11. Hengen Maxime (AMIB) scored 6 straight points during that spell, while Wittner and Diederich added more inside baskets, but the gap was already too large.
All scoring came from free throws and 2-point shots; neither team made a 3-pointer. BAS had five players in double figures or close: Guardado Cristino (BAS) 16, Chiapolino (BAS) 16, Bernard (BAS) 11, Tom Chiapolino (BAS) 10 and Istok Pecirep (BAS) 8. For AMIB, Diederich (AMIB) was the clear reference with 21 points, followed by Hengen (AMIB) with 10 and Wittner (AMIB) with 6.
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