Amicale Steesel won 97-87 in Walferdange after a sharp change of momentum. The visitors were 4th after the round, with a gain of four places, while Résidence stayed 6th and took a second straight defeat.
The game swung several times. Amicale opened better and led 28-21 after one quarter, with Landon George Seaman (Season PPG: 18.67, RPG: 12.14, AssPG: 1.43) already setting the tone. Résidence answered strongly in the second period, turning 21-30 into 38-36 and then 47-42 at the break behind Mykolas Maindron (Season PPG: 16.71, RPG: 5.75, AssPG: 2.38).
Rainer Kloss' team kept control in the third. Desean Eikens (RES) and Desean Hampton (Season PPG: 16.43, RPG: 6.88, AssPG: 2.00) pushed the lead to 73-63, the home side's biggest margin. Hampton was highly efficient with excellent shooting: 2/2 FT, 10/13 on 2-pointers and 2/3 from 3-point range. Eikens added 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 fouls drawn before fouling out late.
The decisive stretch came after that. Darko Ristic's team closed the third quarter and opened the fourth on a 14-0 run, flipping 73-63 into 77-73. When Résidence cut it to 75-77, Amicale answered with 7 straight points for 84-75, then later closed from 90-85 with another 7-0 burst.
Seaman finished with 36 points and 10 rebounds, scoring repeatedly in the last quarter. Conley Leroy Phipps III (Season PPG: 26.14, RPG: 5.88, AssPG: 2.75) added 31 points, while Noah Medeot (Season PPG: 5.14, RPG: 2.25, AssPG: 1.88) had 11 points and 4 assists. Amicale shot a good 65% on 2-pointers. Résidence had good team accuracy at the line (83%) and on 2-pointers (52%), but the last period ended 32-14 for the visitors.
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