Nitia Bettembourg controlled this W-Coupe Fillettes 1/16 final from the opening minutes and won 68-34, with the game evolving clearly through early runs. Jack Da Costa Fernandes' side opened 6-0. Mambra Mamer briefly settled at 5-10, but NIT answered with 8 straight points to close the first quarter at 18-5.
The decisive break came in the second period. After Kassy Eliora N'Guessan (MAM) had cut it to 7-22, Bettembourg went on a 15-0 run to reach 37-7. That sequence gave the away side full control before halftime at 37-9.
Mamer showed a better response after the break. The third quarter began with 7 unanswered points from the home team, moving the score from 9-37 to 16-37, with Amelie Watry Coufalova (MAM) and N'Guessan (MAM) leading that spell. Even so, NIT answered quickly and still won the period 18-15 to keep a 55-24 cushion entering the last quarter. The gap reached 34 points, the highest lead of the game, at the final buzzer.
Bettembourg had balanced scoring and did all their damage inside the arc or at the line, with no three-pointers for either team. Mira Frising (NIT) and Laura Marie Simoes (NIT) led with 16 and 13 points. Juliette Janne Desmet (NIT) added 8, while Antonia Marie Moskal (NIT) had 7, and Charlotte Elisa Bruins (NIT), Bianca Marques Dos Santos (NIT) and Tonia Rodesch (NIT) each scored 6.
For Mamer, 12-year-old Amelie Watry Coufalova (MAM) stood out with 16 points, nearly half of her team's total. Captain Kassy Eliora N'Guessan (MAM) added 8 despite committing two fouls in a row early, and Lya Pinto (MAM) finished with 6. Terry Winn III's team found more rhythm in the second half, but NIT's first-half separation decided the tie and sent Bettembourg into the next round.
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