AS Soleuvre won a close game against Résidence Walferdange, 96-92, after overturning a difficult start. Walferdange led 28-18 after the first quarter and pushed the margin to 30-18 early in the second, their highest lead. Mykolas Maindron (Season PPG: 15.83, RPG: 6.29, AssPG: 2.43) and Demarkus Stuckey Jr (Season PPG: 25.17, RPG: 4.57, AssPG: 3.71) set the tone early, and RES finished with a good 39.4% from three-point range.
Soleuvre changed the game before halftime. From 40-48, Eric Bettini's team closed the half on an 11-2 run to move in front 51-50. The third quarter brought the key swing: after RES briefly went ahead 53-52, Soleuvre answered with 10 straight points for 62-53 and took control of the paint.
Christian Parker (Season PPG: 24.67, RPG: 8.86, AssPG: 0.29) was the game MVP with 28 points and 11 rebounds, shooting an excellent 11/14 on 2-pointers. Gerald Drumgoole (Season PPG: 24.67, RPG: 5.57, AssPG: 2.29) added 23 points, while Sandro Sanchez Gomes Junior (Season PPG: 7.67, RPG: 4.29, AssPG: 0.14) scored 15 on excellent efficiency, 3/4 from two and 2/3 from three. Davide Grun contributed 19.
Walferdange stayed dangerous to the end. Maindron scored 26 with an excellent 7/13 from three, Stuckey Jr had 23, and Desean Hampton (Season PPG: 14.50, RPG: 7.14, AssPG: 2.14) posted 13 points on excellent shooting. Ahmad Gene Rand (28, 2.02m, USA) added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
In the last quarter, RES cut the gap from 92-87 to 94-90, but Soleuvre kept enough control at the line and inside. Soleuvre shot 65.8% on 2-pointers, climbed to 9th place (+3) and ended a two-game losing streak. RES moved to 7th (+1) despite seeing its two-game winning run stop.
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