Racing Luxembourg B took a 91-77 away win over BC Mess B and climbed to 5th place in M-Division 1 at 3-1, while Mess B is 6th at 1-4.
The game moved in clear swings. Racing opened 6-0 and built an early 10-point cushion. BC Mess B stayed alive through Gauthier Fabbri (Season PPG: 4.75), who scored 7 points in a row during the first quarter and helped trim the gap to 15-22.
The second quarter was the home side's best phase. After Racing had gone up 27-16, Mess B answered with a 9-0 run. Philippe Charles Di Cato (49) and Maxime Sunnen (29, 1.83m) were central in that push, and Sven Biever (Season PPG: 10.40) finished it off for a 38-39 halftime score.
Tom Muller's Racing B regained control after the break. Mattia Coghetto (31, ITA) and Drini Manjani (33, ALB) kept the visitors efficient, and Racing moved back in front 65-60 after three quarters. Even then, Mess B had another response, closing the third period on an 8-0 stretch to stay close.
The decisive moment came early in the fourth. From 65-69, Racing produced 8 unanswered points, with Coghetto and Edoardo Cappelli (34, ITA) punishing the openings. The lead later reached 16 points at 86-70, and Mess B could not recover.
Coghetto led all scorers with 32 points, Manjani added 22, Cappelli 12 and Guido Mori (48, ITA) 10 before fouling out. For Mess B, Fabbri finished with 28, Di Cato had 12, while Sunnen and Eric Wagner (31) scored 10 each. Sunnen also committed two fouls in succession early, and Mess B had to navigate foul pressure for several rotation players throughout the game.
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