Résidence Walferdange moved into the quarter-finals with a 92-71 home win over Gréngewald Hueschtert. Coach Rainer Kloss' team took control through game rhythm and efficiency: after GRE's 2-0 start, RES settled quickly and closed the first quarter on a 14-7 stretch for 26-17.
The second quarter was decisive. GRE cut it to 28-21, but Ahmad Gene Rand (28, 2.02m, USA) answered with 5 points in a row. Jeremy Ingram (35, 1.83m, USA) kept Hueschtert in touch with three 3-pointers, and the gap was still only 43-34 late in the half. Walferdange then produced a 12-0 run to the break, with Demarkus Tremayne Stuckey Jr (31, 1.82m, USA) scoring 8 points in that sequence, for a 55-34 lead.
Ricky Easterling's side tried to react after halftime through Alvin Charles Tumblin Jr (24, 1.96m, USA) and Raiquan Leeandre Clark (31, 1.98m, USA), but RES answered every push and stretched the margin to its highest point at 81-56 late in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was more even, without any real comeback opening.
Stuckey Jr was the MVP with 28 points, 5/5 free throws and 5/9 from three, an excellent 3-point display. Oliver Vujakovic (29, 1.95m) added 19 points, while Desean Hampton (28, 1.93m, USA) had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. Rand finished with 9 points on excellent shooting: 3/3 from two and 3/3 at the line.
For GRE, Tumblin Jr posted 25 points and 12 rebounds with an excellent 10/12 from two. Clark added 17 points on a good 7/11 from two, and Ingram scored 9 points on an excellent 3/5 from deep. RES also had the better team numbers in assists (18-7), rebounds (42-30), turnovers (7-13) and blocks (5-1).
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