Racing Luxembourg beat Musel Pikes 92-82 in Tramsschapp after breaking a 44-44 halftime tie with a decisive third quarter. The visitors opened 0-7 on a personal burst by Konan Boglin Oth, who scored the first seven points of the night (2, 2, 3). Racing steadied to 23-22 after 10 minutes and the second frame stayed balanced.
The game turned after the break. From 48-51 down, Racing strung together a 25-8 surge to end the third at 73-59. Antunio Xavier Bivins (Season PPG: 26.27, RPG: 10.24, AssPG: 3.41) poured in 16 points in that quarter alone, including a string of free throws around an unsportsmanlike foul on Gilles Kerschen. In the fourth, Bivins added a three and a layup to push the margin to +19 (83-64), the largest lead. Musel rallied late with triples from Enzo Sanna and Oth, plus scores from Tom Welter, but the gap was too wide.
Shooting numbers underline the story: Racing went 14/24 at the line (58.3%), 27/54 on twos (50.0%) and 8/26 from three (30.8%). Musel hit 15/26 FT (57.7%), 20/41 on twos (48.8%) and a good 9/20 from three (45.0%).
For Racing's non-homegrown contingent, Bivins dominated with 43 points (10/13 FT, 11/22 2P, 3/8 3P). Brendan Adam Temple (Season PPG: 16.53, RPG: 10.94) added 13 with 2/2 FT and 1/2 from deep; Flenard Whitfield had 9. From the local core, Max Hilger (Season PPG: 9.10) scored 9, while Steve Lanners and Louis Paul Soragna had 6 each.
For Musel, the imports delivered: Jaylen Alexander Key (28, 2.01m, USA) posted 16 with 2/5 from three; Martaz William Judson Robinson (23, USA) added 12 and hit his only triple (excellent 100%). Among the locals, Oth (Season PPG: 13.87, RPG: 7.50) led with 18, Sam Streef (Season PPG: 12.53) had 13, and Welter 13.
There were three unsportsmanlike fouls (Soragna in Q2; Kerschen in Q3; Welter in Q4). Coach Adam Radomirovic's side consolidates 8th place; Guy Schmit's Pikes remain 11th and suffer an 11th straight defeat. Attendance: 130 (100 paying).
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