Musel Pikes C won a close game at home, 78-73, against T71 Dudelange B after a strong late turnaround. The visitors, who remain 2nd in the standings, were in control for long phases and led 40-37 after the high-scoring opening stretch. T71B's attack was carried by 16-year-old Daris Honsic (FRA) and Lenn Dondelinger (Season PPG: 14.70), while MUSC stayed close through Christian Heinesch (Season PPG: 15.94) and Maximilian Tschiderer (Season PPG: 12.15).
The game seemed to lean clearly toward T71B in the third quarter. They won that period 28-19 and reached the game's highest lead at 68-54. Honsic was the main scorer with 41 points and 8 made three-pointers, an outstanding long-range volume, and Dondelinger added 22. Hendrik Kickert contributed 7.
Musel changed the rhythm in the last quarter. From 56-68 down, the home team produced a 12-0 run to come back to 68-68, with Heinesch and Tschiderer leading the push. T71B answered and went back in front 73-68, but MUSC finished the game with a decisive 10-0 run. Lou Bruck (Season PPG: 4.00) scored important points in that phase, and Sven Klauner's basket for 68-68 was one of the key moments of the comeback.
Heinesch finished with 32 points and 5 made threes, Tschiderer added 24, and Bruck scored 12. For T71B, Honsic and Dondelinger were clearly the main offensive drivers. MUSC stopped a two-game losing run, moved up two places to 7th, and leveled the season series with T71B at 1-1.
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