Mambra Mamer B reached the cup quarter-finals with a close 72-66 home win over Telstar Hesperange after controlling the last minutes.
The first quarter stayed balanced at 16-15. Telstar briefly looked sharper early in the second period when it moved 21-16 ahead, but Mamer answered well. Xavier Loizeau (29) and Scharel Geimer (39) helped change the rhythm, and the home side built a 10-3 run to go from 25-25 to 35-28. Mamer led 42-36 at the break, with its highest margin at nine points. Late in that quarter, Maximilien Tresson (26, FRA) also picked up three fouls in quick succession, yet Mamer kept its structure.
Telstar came back strongly after halftime. An 8-0 burst erased the deficit and turned 42-36 into 42-44. The visitors kept the pressure through Max Klepper (34), Oleksandr Senchenko (22, 1.85m) and Tom Roden (26), and they won the third quarter 20-15 to take a 57-56 lead into the last period.
The decisive moment came after Klepper scored six straight Telstar points for 62-57. Mamer, coached by Florian Reinke, replied with a 15-4 finish. Dave Rischette (32) made the biggest difference there, scoring 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and hitting three late 3-pointers. Cedric Bellot (40, FRA) added calm offensive plays, while Jannik Tuffel (46, 1.95m) gave Mamer 10 points.
For Mamer, Rischette finished with 13 points, Loizeau had 12, Tuffel 10 and Geimer 9. For Telstar, Klepper led all scorers with 15 points, Jamie Kappler (27) scored 12, Senchenko added 12 and Roden 10.
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