Musel Pikes B edged Racing Luxembourg C, 85-82, in a game that swung wildly before the visitors closed it out at tramsschap/central.
RACC exploded late in the first quarter. Trailing 6-15, they strung together a 26-5 burst to finish the period 32-20, with Sofiane Amadou Bah piling up points inside, including a personal 6-0 run that pushed the gap to double digits. Musel Pikes steadied in the second: Chris Dentzer (35) and Eric Steffen (17) found rhythm from outside and the stripe, while a U1 on Rui Gaspar disrupted the hosts' flow. The visitors won the quarter 24-16 to reach halftime within 48-44.
The third stayed balanced (23-21 RACC) as Bah (22) and Drini Manjani (20, ALB, 33) answered Guy Schmit's steady scoring. Dentzer calmly knocked down four straight free throws to trim it to 71-65 entering the last act.
The fourth belonged to Musel Pikes. Schmit (45) authored a 6-0 personal run three free throws followed by a timely three to tie it at 73-73, and Dentzer pushed them ahead. A tense sequence then flipped momentum: two technicals on Mathieu Delaplace led to his disqualification, and a bench technical on coach Tom Muller added more free throws. RACC briefly knotted it at 79-79, but Schmit and Steffen answered, and Schmit's late free throws sealed it. The hosts' highest lead was +12; Musel Pikes' decisive answer came with an 8-0 start to the fourth-quarter surge.
Winners Musel Pikes B rode star turns from Schmit (32), Dentzer (22) and Steffen (17). For RACC, Bah's 22 and Manjani's 20 led the way, with Miguel Llevenes Martínez (ESP, 33) contributing before fouling out, a notable hit to the home side's closing rotation.
In the table, RACC sit 4th while Musel Pikes are 7th. Notably, Musel Pikes avenged the 59-85 loss from the first meeting with this narrow road win.
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