Kordall Steelers B produced one of the notable turnarounds of this championship round, beating Gréngewald Hueschtert C 66-56 in Rodange after having lost the first meeting 80-47. KDSB, who came in after three straight defeats, moved up three places to 5th. GREC stays 4th and saw a three-game winning run stop.
The game was largely decided in the first half. KDSB led only 11-12 late in the opening quarter, then finished the period on an 11-0 run for 22-12. Ermin Babic (Season PPG: 21.00) was central there with 8 consecutive points. Jean Liberatore's team kept the pressure on in the second quarter and stretched the margin to 47-30 at halftime, with the highest lead reaching 21 points.
Steve Kuhlmann (KDSB) was the main difference-maker with 25 points, including 3 three-pointers and 7 made two-point shots. Noah Zucca (Season PPG: 16.60) added 13 points, while Babic finished with 12 and Djessi Fernandes da Conceicao (Season PPG: 8.00) contributed 8.
GREC reacted after the break. Axel Ulrich Olafsson (GREC) kept the visitors alive with 20 points, and Anastasios Kotsopoulos (GREC) added 15. The third quarter was better balanced at 10-7 for GREC, and the visitors kept pushing in the fourth. They reduced the gap to 56-49 and later to 63-55, but never got closer than eight points. Hilliard and Olafsson scored late, yet KDSB answered at key moments, notably through a Fernandes da Conceicao three for 66-55.
A small detail of the late flow: Diogo Melicio Paiva committed two fouls in a row in the fourth quarter, during a phase where GREC was trying to increase the comeback pressure.
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