Résidence Walferdange held off Racing Luxembourg 92-84 in Walfer, driven by a blistering start and the standout night of John Clark Slajchert (Season PPG: 27.08, RPG: 5.0, AssPG: 1.8), who poured in 38 points with 5/8 from three. After a RES timeout at 18-19 in the first quarter, Kloss's team reeled off a 10-0 run to close the period 28-19, with Slajchert scoring in bursts (twice stringing five points in a row). He opened the second quarter with another triple and the hosts reached halftime up 58-43.
The gap peaked at +24 (73-49) mid-third quarter before Radomirovic's side answered: Racing produced an 18-6 surge to close the third at 79-67 and eventually won the second half 41-34. In the fourth, Whitfield and Soragna hit from deep, and Bivins after an early technical in Q1 knocked down three straight free throws to keep the visitors in range. RES responded through Vranjes and Schomer, plus key buckets by Shungu Bonga, and managed the finish without drama.
Team numbers underline it: RES shot a good 47% from three (9/19) and committed just 4 turnovers, generating 10 steals; Racing had a good 2-point rate (53%) but 34% from three and 62% at the line (18/29) blunted their comeback.
For the hosts, Slajchert (1.82m, 25, USA) was the clear MVP. Filip Vranjes (2.03m, 26, HRV) added 14 on 7/9 inside, while Brendan T Bailey (Season PPG: 21.92, RPG: 9.93, AssPG: 0.60) posted a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double. Oliver Vujakovic (Season PPG: 16.09, RPG: 7.83, AssPG: 0.67) impacted across the board with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. For Racing, Brendan Adam Temple (Season PPG: 16.79, RPG: 10.93, AssPG: 0.93) registered a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double, Steve Lanners (Season PPG: 11.93, RPG: 3.33, AssPG: 1.73) added 18, while Max Hilger had 12 and Antunio Xavier Bivins (Season PPG: 25.07, RPG: 10.27, AssPG: 2.53) scored 16.
Résidence completes the 2-0 head-to-head this season and moves up to 5th (+1) at 8-5, now on a four-game winning streak. Racing remains 8th at 4-10. Attendance: 125 (87 paying).
(AI generated)