Avanti Mondorf controlled the first half for long stretches before Musel Pikes took over after the break and won 93-84 on the road in this cup tie. Coach François Manti's side produced a strong start with a 32-21 first quarter and reached its highest lead at 32-16. Terrence Lee Ringo Jr (23, 1.98m, USA) and Donte Bezel Pope (24, 1.92m, USA) drove that opening phase, while Nils Schroeder (21, 1.90m) added four points in a row late in the quarter.
Mondorf still led 46-43 at halftime, but the third quarter changed the game. Musel quickly flipped the score and moved from a 3-point deficit to a 57-48 lead, then won the period 30-14. Julian Hammond III (23, 1.88m, USA) went on a real scoring run with 13 points in that quarter alone, and Kyle Johnson (26, 2.03m, USA) added 10 in the same spell, inside and from long range. Sam Streef (22, 1.90m) gave steady support and later hit the important three for 78-64 in the fourth quarter.
Hammond finished as the game's top scorer with 35 points, Johnson followed with 24, Streef had 15 and Johan Bouttet (26, 1.85m) 9. For Mondorf, Ringo scored 29 and kept his team alive deep into the second half, Pope added 25, and Schroeder 12. The home team came back to 66-75 early in the last quarter, but Musel answered each push and stayed ahead. Mondorf's foul situation also became heavier after the interval, with Schroeder collecting two more fouls in the third quarter.
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