Gréngewald Hueschtert C left Walfer with a 72-63 win over Résidence Walferdange B, built on a strong final quarter after a balanced first half. The visitors controlled the opening (19-12), but RESB answered in the second behind Gonzalo Miguel and Filip Dukic, tying it 35-35 at the break. After the interval, Dukic's triple briefly pushed RESB ahead (43-42), yet GREC edged back to 51-49 entering the fourth.
The last 10 minutes were decisive. GREC opened on a 5-0 burst, with Pierre Adrien Grange scoring three in a row (2+1) and Diogo Melicio adding a layup. Later, Mathieu Franco strung together five straight (2+3) for 65-52, the night's largest lead (+13), before another Franco triple settled any doubt. Grange also stitched two baskets around a foul for 60-51, part of a steady closing stretch.
Statistically, RESB hit more from deep (8 triples) than GREC (4), but Gréngewald dominated inside with 25 two-pointers to 15 and added a slight edge at the line (10 made to 9). For GREC, Franco (22; Season PPG: 19.22) led, supported by Michail-Kosmas Kouris (14; 36, GRC), Craig Forde (12; Season PPG: 6.21) and Grange (12; Season PPG: 11.0). From the local core, Melicio (Season PPG: 13.6) chipped in 5, including a timely 2+1.
RESB's club-trained leader Dukic (21; Season PPG: 27.0) kept them in it with three triples and six free throws, while Mihnea-Cristian Fulop (12; Season PPG: 8.14) and Miguel (12; Season PPG: 7.29) added balance; Tudor-Costin Maldrescu's back-to-back threes (6) fueled the second-quarter surge.
Olaf Recht's side climbs to 3rd (+2) and extends its streak to three wins. Coach Liviu-Constantin Rusu's team sits 6th (+3) but suffers a second straight defeat.
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