In the M-LOTERIE NATIONALE CLUX 1/16 finals, Mambra Mamer beat Racing Luxembourg 93-77 after a game with clear swings. Dragan Stipanovic's team took control immediately: Mamer jumped to 15-0 and closed the first quarter 33-13. That early burst came from strong transition play, pressure on the ball and quick scoring from Terry L. Winn III (31, 1.99m, USA), Kelvin Almeida Lopes de Pina (MAM) and Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni (33, 1.91m, ESP).
Mamer kept the pace in the second period. Racing had moments through Sean Diego Lopez Persaud (RAC) and Angelo Caruso (RAC), but the home side still reached halftime up 58-34. Their offensive profile was solid: 76% on free throws and 55% on 2-pointers, both good marks, with 22 assists as a team.
Racing's best stretch came in the third quarter, won 26-13. Antunio Xavier Bivins (34, 1.99m, USA) carried that reaction and scored 9 points in a row late in the period as Racing cut a 24-point deficit down to 71-60. Kley Cirikovic (RAC) also helped keep the pressure on with 14 points and 8 rebounds, including excellent 2/3 from long range.
The key sequence arrived early in the fourth. Racing moved to 73-67, but Mamer answered with an 11-0 run to 84-67, largely driven by Winn and Alan Bedirhanoglu (30, 1.93m, SWE). Winn, the game MVP, finished with a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double plus 5 assists, with excellent 3/5 from three-point range. Bedirhanoglu added 13 points on excellent 5/6 shooting from 2-point range.
Beyond scoring, Mamer's activity made a major difference: 14 steals and 26 Racing turnovers forced. Olivier Schneider (MAM) stood out there with 6 steals, while Almeida Lopes de Pina added 6 assists and 4 steals. Racing stayed alive with Bivins' 20 points and 9 rebounds, Caruso's 11 points and 5 assists, and Lopez Persaud's 3 made threes.
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