T71 Dudelange B edged Kordall Steelers B 72-65 in Rodange, completing a 2-0 sweep of the season series (83-72, 72-65) and climbing to 3rd (+2) in M-Division 2, while Kordall sit 8th (+2). It was T71's fourth win in the last five.
Game evolution
- T71 blasted out 0-9 and took Q1 by 16-17.
- Kordall answered with a 7-0 surge early in Q2 and built the largest home lead at 31-24, up 31-26 at halftime.
- The third quarter flipped as Serge Logelin's team leaned on shot-making from Nevzat Dzudzevic and Nils Schroeder (20, 1.90m) to enter Q4 ahead 46-47.
- T71 pushed to 46-54, but Kordall struck back with an 8-0 burst Michal Robert Druzd from deep and Anderson Alix Borbon (32, 1.88m) for 54-54. From there, the visitors authored the key answers: 5 straight points for 54-59, then after Kordall drew level again at 59-59, a Dzudzevic two and a Rafael Costa Farinha triple made it 59-64. Noah Jeitz's late three (61-67) and steady free throws sealed it for the winners. T71's largest lead was 8 (5-13); Kordall's was 7 (31-24).
Top performers
- T71: Noah Jeitz (18; Season PPG: 11.60) led the scoring and hit big late; Rafael Costa Farinha added 14 with important fourth-quarter points; Nevzat Dzudzevic (14; Season PPG: 7.14) fueled the third-quarter swing; Schroeder chipped in 12.
- Kordall: Borbon posted 19 and multiple clutch plays in the fourth; captain Luis De Brito Martins (29, 1.85m, CPV) had 14 before fouling out late; Ermin Babic (Season PPG: 24.00) added 11. Noah Zucca (Season PPG: 19.29) was limited to 7 and also fouled out.
A fourth-quarter technical on Fabian Agbodenou gave Kordall a point, but Antonio Alexandre Bento dos Reis Pires' men couldn't capitalize as T71 controlled the final minutes at the stripe.
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