Mambra Mamer edged Racing Luxembourg 95-94 in a game that turned from long Mamer control into a one-possession finish. Darko Ristic's team led 30-23 after one quarter, kept the same 9-point margin at halftime, and stretched the gap to 15 late in the third period at 64-79 and 66-81.
The first three quarters were driven by Mamer's inside efficiency. The visitors shot a good 61.0% on 2-pointers, while Racing were limited by 13.0% from three despite a good 65.5% on 2-pointers. Domenick Thomas Sleva, the 27-year-old USA forward, was the central figure: 37 points, 12 rebounds and MVP honours. He was excellent from 2-point range at 9/12 and perfect from deep at 1/1. Alan Bedirhanoglu (Season PPG: 13.62, RPG: 4.59, AssPG: 2.37) added 23 points on excellent 7/8 shooting from two, and Terry L Winn III (Season PPG: 21.33, RPG: 10.96, AssPG: 3.17) posted 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Racing stayed alive through Antunio Xavier Bivins (Season PPG: 27.18, RPG: 9.46, AssPG: 1.19), who had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals, plus Brendan Adam Temple (Season PPG: 16.23, RPG: 9.92, AssPG: 2.65), who delivered 20 points and 10 rebounds with excellent 9/12 on 2-pointers. Flenard Whitfield (Season PPG: 9.82, RPG: 8.23, AssPG: 0.85) added a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double and was excellent at 8/9 from two.
Adam Radomirovic's side produced the big answer in the fourth. From 72-83, Racing went on a 17-6 push to level at 89-89. Mamer then answered with 6 straight points, three of them from Sleva at the foul line and a Bedirhanoglu three for 95-89. Racing still came back with 5 unanswered, capped by Max Hilger's three-pointer for 94-95, but Mamer kept the one-point edge and stopped a three-game losing run.
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