Résidence Walferdange beat Gréngewald Hueschtert 85-61 in a game that stayed close for nearly three quarters between the current No.5 and No.6 sides, both now 1-1. Coach Rainer Kloss' team also answered its opening loss with a win.
GRE led 15-13 after a balanced first quarter and the visitors briefly looked sharper again in the second when Jeremy Ingram (35, 1.83m, USA) buried consecutive threes to move from 19-15 to 21-19, then hit two more from deep to force 31-31 at halftime. Dean Gindt (35, 2.01m) kept RES in it early in the second with 8 points, including back-to-back baskets from inside and outside.
The key stretch came in the third. GRE went in front 40-36, but Résidence answered with a 15-2 run to close the period at 51-42. Desean Hampton (27, 1.93m, USA) started that swing with 5 points in a row, and Walferdange's defense changed the rhythm. From there, the fourth quarter became one-sided, 34-19, with the home side pushing the margin to a game-high 24.
Demarkus Stuckey Jr (31, 1.82m, USA) was the clear offensive leader with 26 points and an excellent 5/9 from three, adding 7 rebounds. Hampton produced 11 points on excellent shooting: 3/3 free throws and 4/4 from two-point range. Mykolas Maindron (22, 1.82m, FRA) added 11 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
For GRE, Raiquan Clark (31, 1.98m, USA) had 19 points and 8 rebounds, shooting a good 7/13 from two. Ingram finished with 15 points and excellent accuracy, 3/3 on free throws and 4/6 from three. Alvin Tumblin Jr (24, 1.96m, USA) contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Team numbers underlined the late separation: RES had good shooting from the line (13/17, 76%) and from three (10/25, 40%), plus advantages in rebounds (40-30), assists (16-7), steals (11-4) and turnovers forced (19 GRE turnovers).
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