Kordall Steelers B won 71-58 at Walfer and completed the season double over Résidence Walferdange B after the 93-82 first meeting.
The game started in RESB's favour. The home side opened on an 8-0 run and led 14-8, with Maurice Grivet (20, 1.80m) and Emmanuele Santi (Season PPG: 4.58) setting the tone. KDSB settled late in the first quarter, though, and closed it with 5 straight points from Raphael Felix Kemmer (Season PPG: 11.50) for 14-13.
The second quarter was very defensive. RESB were still in front at 18-15, but KDSB finished the half with a 7-1 sequence. Noah Zucca, the 22-year-old 1.90m guard, was decisive again and pushed the visitors into a 22-19 lead at the break. Kemmer also had an unsportsmanlike foul in that period, but it did not disturb KDSB's rhythm.
The key stretch came around halftime. KDSB extended their run to 8 unanswered points at the start of the third quarter, then moved to 33-21. RESB answered through Santi, Tudor-Costin Maldarescu (Season PPG: 2.25) and Lukasz Kaminsky (Season PPG: 4.58) to get back to 36-41, but Zucca hit again and KDSB kept control at 44-38 after three.
In the fourth, KDSB quickly created separation with an 8-0 burst to 52-38. RESB's coach used three second-half time-outs to stop the momentum, and the hosts came back to 52-63 and later 58-65, but they never got closer. Ulryc Marchand (Season PPG: 4.12) scored 5 important points in one late sequence, and Zucca finished the job.
Zucca was the clear game-winner with 34 points, including 6 three-pointers, and he scored KDSB's first 8 points. Djessi Fernandes da Conceicao (Season PPG: 9.83) added 18. For RESB, Santi had 16 despite foul trouble, while Mihnea Fulop (Season PPG: 7.64) and Grivet scored 8 each.
KDSB stopped a three-game losing streak and climbed three places to 8th. RESB dropped to 10th and now have seven straight losses.
(AI generated)