Arantia Larochette B, now 5th, took a close 76-74 road win over 6th-placed Racing Luxembourg B after a strong late reversal.
The game swung several times. Racing opened 3-0, but Arantia answered through Laurent Majerus (36, 2.04m), who scored 14 first-quarter points and helped the visitors into a 20-17 lead. Early in the second period, Arantia stretched it to 25-19, then Racing changed the rhythm completely with a 15-0 run. Edoardo Cappelli scored 8 points in a row in that stretch, while Emanuel Loncaric (26, 1.96m, HRV) added inside-outside production. Racing reached halftime ahead 43-38.
The home side kept control at the start of the third quarter with a 7-0 push to 50-38, their highest lead. Miguel Llevenes Martinez and Loncaric were central in that phase, and Racing still led 65-58 after three quarters. Loncaric finished with 22, Llevenes Martinez had 15, and Alexis Gumy added 10.
Arantia stayed in contact behind Donovan Delhommais (25, 1.86m), who produced 23 points, and Pedro Nunes Jordao, who added 9 with two important third-quarter threes. The decisive change came in the last period: from 67-61 down, Arantia put together a 12-4 spell to move in front 73-71. Delhommais kept the pressure on, Becker tied it at 74-74 from the line, and captain Rui Nunes Jordao (40, 1.76m) made the final two free throws for the winning margin. He finished with 15, while Majerus led all scorers with 28.
Arantia answered its previous loss with a composed finish, while Racing's two-game winning run ended despite controlling long stretches.
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