Résidence Walferdange won a close game at 9th-ranked Mambra Mamer, 95-86. The win lifted RES to 6th place, up one position, while MAM stayed 9th and suffered a third straight loss. Walferdange also completed a 2-0 season sweep over Mamer.
Mamer opened better, moving from 4-0 to a 20-17 first-quarter lead and then 24-17 early in the second. Coach Rainer Kloss' team answered with a 16-8 stretch to turn the game around and edge ahead 33-32. Walferdange kept that momentum into halftime at 44-42.
The third quarter remained tight, with several lead changes. Mamer went back in front at 57-56 and Terry L Winn III (Season PPG: 21.33, RPG: 10.95, AssPG: 3.05) tied it at 62-62, but RES still entered the last period ahead 65-64.
The decisive phase came after Alan Bedirhanoglu's three made it 71-70 for Mamer. Walferdange replied with a 9-0 run to 79-71, then Oliver Vujakovic (Season PPG: 14.95, RPG: 6.18, AssPG: 2.68) hit back-to-back threes for 87-76, the visitors' highest lead. John Clark Slajchert, the 25-year-old USA guard, was the main difference with 35 points, 5 assists and 6 fouls drawn. Brendan T Bailey added 18, Vujakovic 17, and 2.03m center Filip Vranjes produced 10 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.
For Mamer, Domenick Thomas Sleva (Season PPG: 25.45, RPG: 15.08, AssPG: 3.00) finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds, while Winn had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Mamer controlled the boards 36-26, but RES were more efficient: good 82.4% on free throws and good 66.0% from two-point range, against Mamer's 73.3% on free throws, good 54.5% from two, and 21.7% from three.
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