Amicale Steesel C edged Telstar Hesperange D 78-75 in Holleschb2/Central, staying top of M-Division 3. The game opened balanced (16-15), then flipped decisively in the second quarter when the visitors blasted an 11-0 start to the period. Bob Welbes' back-to-back threes and a steady stream from Ben Melcher (AMIC) set the tone, while Björn Molitor (AMIC) drilled four triples in the quarter. Amicale led 42-27 at half and stretched it to 66-45 after three. The largest margin reached +23 at 45-68 early in the fourth.
Christophe Thil's Telstar nearly authored a dramatic escape with a 30-12 final quarter built almost entirely inside: TELD made 34 two-pointers but only one three all game. Alec Paul Jacques Goedert (Season PPG: 17.82) powered the paint with 25, and the 47-year-old Daniel Wolf (Season PPG: 3.40) added 18. The Kaboth brothers chipped in late Jordan Kaboth (TELD) hit three free throws in the closing minutes and Steve Kaboth (TELD) finished at the rim while Norman Aust (Season PPG: 6.80) kept the surge alive.
Amicale's perimeter volume was decisive: 11 made threes versus Telstar's one. Molitor (AMIC) finished with 25 (seven triples), Melcher (AMIC) added 24 with repeated scores in crunch time, and Welbes (Season PPG: 4.89) tallied 11 including early momentum threes. Maximilien Daniel Lamesch (Season PPG: 15.89) contributed 8 and sealed a late possession at the line. Telstar closed on a 9-1 run from 66-77 to 75-78, forcing an away timeout at 6' and another home timeout at 9', but Amicale held.
Head-to-head, Amicale completes the sweep (previously 83-65). In the table, Amicale remains 1st (11-2). Despite the loss, Telstar climbs to 7th.
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