Racing Luxembourg took a very close 93-91 home win over Musel Pikes in the relegation round and moved to 1st place, while Musel slipped to 2nd. It was Racing's fourth straight win; Musel's five-game winning streak ended.
Guy Schmit's Musel started the game better. Jaylen Alexander Key (Season PPG: 19.92) scored the first 4 points, Musel led 34-27 after the opening quarter and reached the biggest gap of the night at 32-24. Key and Everette Hammond IV (Season PPG: 21.25) set the tone early, with Konan Boglin Oth (Season PPG: 14.04) also giving strong support.
Racing stayed close through Antunio Xavier Bivins (Season PPG: 27.56) and Brendan Adam Temple (Season PPG: 16.60). Musel still held a 51-45 lead at halftime, but Adam Radomirovic's team came out of the break with 6 straight points to tie it at 51-51. The third quarter then changed the rhythm of the game. Steve Lanners (Season PPG: 10.17) and Max Hilger (Season PPG: 8.15) helped Racing win that period 21-12 and take a 66-63 advantage.
The fourth quarter was tight throughout. Musel went back in front at 80-77 and later 87-81 behind Hammond, Key and Tom Welter (Season PPG: 9.28), but Racing answered with a decisive 9-0 run to move ahead 90-87. Bivins, despite foul trouble and a late foul-out, finished with 28 points. Temple, a 25-year-old 2.06m American center, added 22 and hit the game-winning basket for 93-91 after Musel had tied at 91-91 on Key's free throws. Lanners scored 16, Bouttet 11 and Hilger 10. For Musel, Key had 27, Hammond 23, Oth 16 and Welter 15.
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