Amicale Steesel beat Kordall Steelers 101-92 in Niederkorn, completing a regular-season double (first meeting 92-79). The visitors set the tone with a 14-0 firstquarter run after trailing 12-7, turning it into a 29-21 lead after 10 minutes. Kordall steadied in the second, but Amicale still held 45-37 at the break.
The third quarter swung wildly. Ashton Lee Sherrell (25, USA) punished inside and at the line as Amicale surged to the night's largest margin, 62-44. Kordall responded with a 21-9 push to close the period, fueled by three straight baskets from Robertas Jonaitis (Season PPG: 25.25, RPG: 10.50, AssPG: 1.43) and free throws plus a triple from Erik Thomas Timko (23, USA), trimming it to 71-65.
Early in the fourth, Amicale's locals reasserted control. Ivor Noa Kuresevic and Scott Morton scored on consecutive trips, then Alex Laurent (Season PPG: 14.75, RPG: 5.00, AssPG: 0.91) buried two key threes the second for 91-82 creating enough separation. Late free throws by Sherrell and Kuresevic closed it out. Malcolm Richardson (Season PPG: 14.42, RPG: 6.73, AssPG: 5.64) fouled out in the final period after a technical in the third, but Amicale managed the endgame; Kordall's bench also took a B1 technical in the closing stretch.
Shooting told the story. Amicale hit 67% on twos (good), with Sherrell (27 pts, 10/14 2P) and Laurent (20 pts, 5/7 2P, 3/7 3P) efficient, supported by Kuresevic's 14 points (5/7 2P). Kordall matched well inside (55% 2P, good) and at the line (76%, good). Timko delivered 27 points with excellent free throws (10/11) and 4/10 from deep; Jonaitis added 17 (7/10 2P, excellent), while Andre Snoddy (Season PPG: 19.29, RPG: 10.29, AssPG: 1.00) posted 23 with 7/9 on twos (excellent).
Amicale (now 7-5, 4th) are on a three-game winning streak and tightened their top4 grip. Kordall (4-8, 8th) fought back from -18 to -6 in the third, but couldn't flip the momentum as Amicale's inside efficiency and late-game free throws held firm under coach Daniel Alves Brandão de Sousa. Coach Antonio José López Peña's Steelers had their chances, especially during that third-quarter surge.
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