T71 Dudelange C handled Black Star Mersch 84-54 at grimler/terrain2, building the win on a dominant second quarter and steady control thereafter. After a balanced opening stretch (21-12), Paul Hulten's team broke the game open with a 28-10 second period, sparked by Jules Wirion (Season PPG: 6.54), who strung together 7 straight points to start the quarter. T71C then closed the half on a 14-0 run to lead 49-22.
Aleksandar Petrovic's side reacted after the break, taking the third 13-11 behind Luca Donini (Season PPG: 10.0), who delivered a personal flurry with back-to-back baskets, and Nuno Moreira Rodrigues (Season PPG: 3.83). In the fourth, Donini hit 6 straight points to trim the gap, but he later fouled out, and T71C reasserted control through Wirion and Tomas Fernandes Pedro (Season PPG: 6.2). The hosts reached their largest lead at +37 (81-44). Notably, neither team connected from three all game.
Top contributors for T71C: Wirion poured in 23, a season-high; captain Dany Teixeira Mendes (Season PPG: 8.89) added 16, matching his season best; Dylan Viegas Pinto (Season PPG: 4.2) had 13, also a season-high; Fernandes Pedro scored 11; Louis Simon and Jayden Patrick Andrade Tavares chipped in timely baskets. For BSM, Donini led with 22, equaling his season high, supported by Ylan Madoki Bigas (Season PPG: 22.0; 14, BEL) with 15, and Moreira Rodrigues with 11 (season-high). Pol Yuma Donven (BSM) added 6.
In the standings, T71C moves up to 5th (+1) at 1-2, while BSM slips to 4th (-1) at 1-2. T71C also prevailed in the earlier season meeting between the teams.
(AI generated)