Telstar Hesperange won 74-65 at AS Soleuvre B in the relegation round and took the season head-to-head 2-1 after splitting the two qualification games. In the new table, Telstar stays 4th and Soleuvre B 5th, both at 7-9.
The game was controlled by Telstar for most of the first half. After Soleuvre's early 2-0, Telstar answered quickly and built its rhythm around Gonzalo Muñoz Scharfenberg (27, ESP), who scored 10 points in the opening quarter. A 9-4 finish to the first period pushed the visitors to 24-18, and coach Christophe Thil's team extended the margin to 44-33 at the break. Jordan Kaboth and Jamie Kappler added important baskets in that phase, while Soleuvre had to manage early foul accumulation from Rainjay Maturan and Carlos Jordy Borges.
The key swing came after halftime. Soleuvre B produced its best stretch of the night, turning 33-46 into 52-48 with a 19-2 run. Luca Ippolito (Season PPG: 10.00), Kieran Nono (Season PPG: 11.23) and Maturan drove that comeback, and the home side briefly led by four.
Telstar's response was decisive. From 52-48 down, the visitors scored 8 straight points through Kaboth and Muñoz Scharfenberg to regain control at 56-52. In the last quarter, Kappler hit a timely three, Muñoz Scharfenberg remained the main offensive reference, and Tom Roden added a late three as Telstar stretched the gap to its highest lead, 74-59, before the final score settled at 74-65.
Muñoz Scharfenberg finished with 24 points, Kaboth had 13, Kappler 12 and Roden 9 for Telstar, which stopped a two-game losing streak. For Soleuvre B, Nono scored 16, Ippolito 15, while Hasic and Borges added 8 each.
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AS Soleuvre B