Telstar Hesperange took clear control of this W-U16 Division 3 game and won 99-39 away to Racing Luxembourg. The result lifts Telstar to 1st place, a gain of three positions, while Racing stays 5th after its first game.
The game was decided very early. Telstar opened with an 8-0 run, then kept stretching the margin through the first quarter behind Inès Sarah Kambire (TEL) and Maéna Barandao-Bakele (TEL). Racing had short answers from Julie Obertin (RAC), Annabel Maria Mason Mateos (RAC) and Filomena Alicja Kaleda (RAC), but the quarter still ended 35-8.
Racing showed its best reaction at the start of the second period. Coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis saw his team cut the gap from 8-35 to 16-36, with Mason Mateos (RAC) active around the basket and Sadhbh Patricia Claire Pin (RAC) adding points. Telstar answered immediately: Kambire (TEL) went on a strong individual run, Barandao-Bakele (TEL) kept finishing plays, and the visitors rebuilt separation to 61-23 at halftime.
The third quarter was more balanced for a few minutes. Racing reached 31-69 and again got scoring from Obertin (RAC) and Mason Mateos (RAC). Telstar then closed the period better, with Kambire (TEL) scoring 11 in the quarter.
The most decisive stretch came across the end of the third and start of the fourth: Telstar produced a 17-0 run from 33-79 to 33-96, their highest lead reaching 63 points. Coach Oleksandr Senchenko's team kept its pace until the end.
Top performers were Kambire (TEL) with 50 points, Barandao-Bakele (TEL) with 29 and Victoire Joséphine Kimoni (TEL) with 14. For Racing, Mason Mateos (RAC) scored 14 and Obertin (RAC) 12. Kambire had 29 by halftime and never really cooled off.
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