In Rumelange, relegation-round leader Arantia Larochette B won a close game at BBC Käldall, 78-72. ARAB stays first in the group at 18-1 and extends its current winning run to seven games, while KAY remains second at 12-8.
The game stayed balanced for a long time. ARAB led only 21-20 after the first quarter. In the second period, Käldall came back several times and tied at 23-23 and 26-26, but a 6-0 visitor burst, with threes from Dylan Rocha Pires and Pedro Nunes Jordao, created separation. KAY still answered through Ahmed Dieye and Christian Michael Holman, yet Donovan Delhommais closed the half well for a 45-41 ARAB lead.
The third quarter was important. Delhommais opened the half with 4 points in a row, ARAB reached 55-46 and kept control at 63-54 after 30 minutes. Early in the last quarter, baskets from Maurice Decker, Lars Bosdijk and Delhommais pushed the margin to 75-60, the visitors' highest lead.
Käldall still made the finish interesting. Steven Mersch (Season PPG: 24.14) scored his team's last 12 points and brought the score back to 78-72, but Arantia Larochette B managed the final stretch.
Delhommais (Season PPG: 25.07) was the main offensive difference with 29 points, almost all from inside, and Rocha Pires added 13 while Nunes Jordao had 12. Bosdijk, only 16 and already 1.98m, gave ARAB 8 useful points. For Käldall, Mersch finished with 25, Holman, the 33-year-old USA player, scored 18 with four three-pointers, and Dieye contributed 17.
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