Amicale Steesel edged T71 Dudelange 90-88 in the M-U22 qualification round at grimler/central, reversing December's home loss and climbing to 3rd (+2) while T71 slipped to 5th (-1). The game swung late after T71 had built a commanding cushion.
AMI started sharper (4-0, 7-2 on a Sean Bugeja triple) and led 26-23 after Q1. Laurent Schmitz's T71 replied with a strong second quarter to reach halftime up 50-46, then dominated the third behind Uros Malesevic (Season PPG: 21.50) to push the margin to a game-high +17 at 72-55. Daniel Alves Brandão de Sousa's team stayed alive through perimeter shooting, and the fourth term turned on its head.
Down 81-66, AMI launched a 24-7 finish. Bob Rech (Season PPG: 16.27) buried three late triples, while Bugeja (Season PPG: 19.27) authored a 15-point fourth quarter, including eight points in the final 1:30. AMI closed with a 9-1 run: Rech from deep (87-84), Bugeja's drive and free throws to tie (87-87), then two more at the line (88-89), before Landon Wohl added the final point. T71's only reply in that span was a single free throw from Len Guedes.
AMI's perimeter volume proved decisive: 13 made threes (Rech 6, Bugeja 5). Bugeja finished with 28, matching his season high, Rech added 22, and Gerry Schuder Minden (Season PPG: 15.83) powered 25 mostly inside. Wohl chipped in 7. For T71, Malesevic led with 30, Fabian Agbodenou (Season PPG: 13.11) had 22, and captain Nils Schroeder (Season PPG: 15.00) 17, with Guedes on 10.
Fábio Teixeira Ribeiro (19, 1.90m, PRT) contributed a first-quarter three and steady minutes for AMI. The result ends T71's six-game winning streak and gives each side a road win in the head-to-head this season.
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