Racing Luxembourg D overpowered Avanti Mondorf B, 90-36, in the championship round at Tramsschapp/Central. The hosts set the tone with a 29-16 first quarter, closing the period on a 12-0 run sparked by Jorge Montero Gonzalez (Season PPG: 11.83) and Lan Horvat Kovac (Season PPG: 8.89). Racing kept control through a 15-8 second quarter and broke the game open after halftime with a 21-9 third and a 25-3 fourth. A 17-0 surge to 84-33 early in the last quarter sealed it; the largest gap was the 54-point final margin.
Racing's balance stood out. Horvat Kovac led with 19 points, drilling three triples; Montero matched him with 19, and captain Ander Pesch (Season PPG: 3.16) added 18, including two threes. Elele Marc Andre Akpeubi (25, CIV) contributed 12 and piled up 10 in the fourth. The hosts hit nine three-pointers and made three free throws.
Mondorf started through Kim Majerus (9 pts), who scored the first baskets and later hit a three, while Thoms Albert Maurizio Cremmer (Season PPG: 5.17) added 9. Félicien Ragot (Season PPG: 7.86) led them with 12 but accumulated four personal fouls, limiting his impact. Player-coach Jeffrey Neyen (4 pts) also carried the captain's role.
This result flips the script from the tight first meeting (57-55 for Mondorf) and extends Racing's momentum to three wins in a row. In the new classification, Racing stay second (8-2), while Mondorf move up to sixth (+3).
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