Amicale Steinsel replied to its first-leg defeat in Walferdange by beating Résidence 102-84 and leveling the season series at 1-1. The home side led 24-18 after 10 minutes, but RES stayed close through the second quarter and trailed only 46-45 at halftime. Early in the third period, Walferdange even moved ahead 58-55 during a tense sequence that also brought two technical fouls to coach Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa. That became the key moment: Amicale answered with 21 unanswered points, turning 55-58 into 76-58 by the end of the quarter. The margin later reached 24 points in the fourth.
Amicale's efficiency was decisive: 20/25 on free throws for a good 80%, 23/37 on 2-pointers for a good 62.2%, and 12 threes. Co-MVPs Malcolm Wesley Richardson (Season PPG: 16.00, RPG: 8.14, AssPG: 5.25) and Ashton Lee Sherrell (Season PPG: 24.00, RPG: 8.46, AssPG: 1.00) drove that surge. Richardson, the 32-year-old American, posted 27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals with good shooting. Sherrell delivered 33 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, and scored 9 points during the decisive run. Alex Laurent added 7 points, while Ivor Noa Kuresevic hit an excellent 3/4 from long range before fouling out.
For Résidence, John Clark Slajchert (Season PPG: 27.05, RPG: 5.31, AssPG: 3.62) kept his team alive with 29 points, and Brendan T Bailey added 20 points with 7 rebounds. Filip Vranjes (26, 2.03m, HRV) was highly efficient with 14 points on a perfect 6/6 from the field, while Oliver Vujakovic scored 12. RES shot a good 54.2% on 2-pointers, but only 3/16 from three-point range, 18.8%, and that limited its chances once Amicale went on its third-quarter roll.
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