Amicale Steesel overpowered Résidence Walferdange 102-84 in Steinsel, splitting the season series after losing the first meeting. The game turned on a massive third-quarter surge that vaulted Amicale to 9-5 and 4th place (+3 in the table), while Résidence slipped to 7th (8-6). It is Amicale's fifth straight win; Résidence's four-game run ends.
Amicale led 24-18 after one, but Résidence tightened the screws before halftime (46-45). Early in Q3 the visitors briefly pushed ahead 48-52. A turbulent stretch followed Amicale's coach Daniel Alves Brandão de Sousa was hit with a bench technical (B1) and a personal technical (C1), and Noah Medeot received an unsportsmanlike (U2) yet the hosts answered decisively. From 55-58 down, Richardson's three tied it, and Ashton Sherrell poured in seven straight points to ignite a 21-0 burst to 76-58. Threes by Jonas Theisen and Medeot, plus another from Malcolm Richardson, fueled the run. In Q4, Sherrell opened with three free throws in a row, and Ivor Noa Kuresevic buried back-to-back triples to push the margin beyond twenty; he later fouled out.
Key numbers favored Amicale: 2P 62% and FT 80% (good), a 41-32 rebounding edge, and 10-5 in assists. Résidence shot a good 54% on 2s but just 19% from three (3/16) and 68% at the line.
Leaders Amicale: Ashton Sherrell (Season PPG: 25.43, RPG: 8.50, AssPG: 0.79) scored 33 on 11/16 2P and 8/9 FT, dominant through the pivotal run. Malcolm Richardson (31, USA; Season PPG: 16.00, RPG: 7.00, AssPG: 2.29) delivered 27 points and a 12-rebound double-double with 3 steals. Ivor Noa Kuresevic (Season PPG: 8.75, RPG: 2.33, AssPG: 0.67) added 11 on 3/4 from deep; Noah Medeot (Season PPG: 7.79, RPG: 3.57, AssPG: 1.21) hit 3/4 from three for 9.
Résidence: John Clark Slajchert (Season PPG: 27.21, RPG: 5.13, AssPG: 1.88) scored 29 (8/9 FT). Brendan T Bailey (Season PPG: 21.79, RPG: 9.75, AssPG: 0.56) had 20. Filip Vranjes (2.03m; Season PPG: 13.57, RPG: 5.56, AssPG: 0.69) was perfect inside (5/5 2P, 1/1 3P) for 14, while Oliver Vujakovic (Season PPG: 15.75, RPG: 7.69, AssPG: 0.62) chipped in 12. Coach Rainer Kloss' timeouts couldn't stem Amicale's third-quarter roll.
(AI generated)