Kordall Steelers B defeated Bascharage Hedgehogs B 84-73 in Niederkuer, a game that swung repeatedly before the hosts pulled away late. Kordall burst out 7-0, only to see Bascharage answer with an 11-0 run, fueled by six straight points from Dzenan Eco, to lead 7-11. The Steelers steadied to close Q1 up 23-17, then stretched the cushion to 46-39 at halftime behind perimeter strikes from Steve Kuhlmann and Raphael Kemmer.
Early in the third, Kordall's lead peaked at 50-39, but Bascharage clawed back. Tristan Hugues Heilmann (four made threes) and Matteo Albanese trimmed it to 58-53. Heilmann's technical foul gave Kuhlmann a free throw and momentum; yet the Hedgehogs still reached the fourth down just 63-58. Bascharage then opened Q4 with an 8-2 push Heilmann hit from deep, Almada Wilson da Silva added points inside and the game was tied 65-65.
From there, Kordall decided it with a 17-3 run: back-to-back threes from Noah Zucca and Kuhlmann, a Kemmer triple, and more from deep blew it open to 82-68, their largest lead (+14). The hosts finished with 12 made threes (Bascharage 7), a decisive gap that outweighed the visitors' edge at the line (8 made FTs to 4).
Top performers Kordall: Steve Kuhlmann (34, 1.92m) led with 26 points (5 threes), Noah Zucca (22, 1.90m) added 20, Timo Tani (24, 1.80m) 18, and captain Raphael Kemmer (Season PPG: 11.38) hit four threes for 12. Bascharage: Dzenan Eco (Season PPG: 22.0) posted 21, Tristan Hugues Heilmann (25, 1.93m, FRA) 18 plus a T1 in Q3, Almada Wilson da Silva (25, 1.96m, PRT) 12, and Teodor Lukic (Season PPG: 13.29) 11.
Kordall (now 4th, +5) string together a second straight win under coach Jackson Sivills. Bascharage sit 6th (+1) despite a fifth consecutive defeat for coach Nino Luciani. Quarter scores: 23-17, 23-22, 17-19, 21-15.
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