Kordall Steelers B turned a one-point halftime edge into a clear 111-70 home win over Résidence Walferdange B. The result moved KDSB up five places into 1st in M-Division 3, while RESB stayed 8th and slipped to a third straight defeat.
The game was competitive for a half. RESB edged the first quarter 16-15, and the second stayed close all the way, with ties at 21-21, 25-25, 27-27 and 36-36 before KDSB reached the break in front 41-40. RESB even took back the lead early in the third at 46-45, with Emanuele Santi (50, ITA) scoring five straight points.
The key moment came later in that quarter. Razvan-Alexandru Purice (RESB) scored six consecutive points to bring RESB level at 56-56, and Michele Giordani (RESB) pushed the visitors ahead 58-56. From there, coach Antonio Alexandre Bento dos Reis Pires saw KDSB produce the decisive break: 29 unanswered points to close the period, from 56-58 to 85-58. That run settled the game. KDSB won the third quarter 44-18 and then controlled the fourth to stretch the margin to a game-high 41.
Ermin Babic (KDSB) led all scorers with 28 points and 6 made three-pointers. Captain Raphael Felix Kemmer (KDSB) added 20, Noah Zucca (KDSB) and Dzenan Eco (20, 2.01m) each had 18, Djessi Fernandes da Conceicao (KDSB) scored 16, and Steve Kuhlmann (KDSB) finished with 11. KDSB totalled 16 made threes.
For RESB, Purice and Santi scored 17 each, Gonzalez Vargas Miguel (48, ESP) added 13, and Giordani contributed 10.
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