League leaders Arantia Larochette won a close one at fifth-placed T71 Dudelange, 101-97, and extended their streak to 11 straight victories. It is also 2-0 for Arantia in the season series.
The game changed several times. T71 opened well and led 21-12 after a 6-0 start, but Arantia replied with an 16-3 run to close the first quarter in front, 28-24. T71 came back to 28-28 and even reached 45-44 in the second period, yet Karolis Abramavicius' team finished the half stronger and went to 59-52.
The visitors then built the biggest margin of the game at 65-52 early in the third quarter. Laurent Schmitz's side answered with its best stretch: from 52-65, T71 produced a 24-9 run to turn the score around and lead 76-74 after 30 minutes.
The last quarter stayed tense. T71 trailed 81-88, then hit back with 10 unanswered points for 91-88, with Nils Schroeder heavily involved. Arantia did not panic. After T71 moved ahead 97-96, Edson Rafael De Sousa Silva scored the final 5 points of the game and secured the win.
Arantia was carried by an outstanding backcourt. Mykolas Maindron (Season PPG: 22.33) erupted for 45 points, including 10 three-pointers. Captain Edson Rafael De Sousa Silva (Season PPG: 25.36), the 19-year-old 1.88m Portuguese guard, added 41. Together, they produced 86 of Arantia's 101 points.
T71 had more balance: Fabian Agbodenou (Season PPG: 14.91), a 21-year-old 1.80m German guard, scored 29; Uros Malesevic (Season PPG: 21.75) had 25 before fouling out late; Charel Brettner (Season PPG: 13.00) added 19; captain Schroeder (Season PPG: 15.21) finished with 17.
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