Second-placed Racing Luxembourg D took a 66-52 away win over third-placed AS Soleuvre C and completed a 2-0 season sweep after the earlier 62-42 success. Racing also extended its current winning run to seven games.
The game had two clear turning points. Soleuvre opened through Carlos Jordy Borges, but Racing answered a 6-6 score with 9 unanswered points and led 15-10 after the first quarter. The home side then produced its best stretch in the second period. After falling behind 10-18, Soleuvre answered with a 17-4 run to move in front 27-22 at halftime, with Tom Lahure, Cédric Demontis and Borges giving the offense balance.
The decisive change came immediately after the break. André Pesch, Racing's 43-year-old captain and 1.90m guard, scored Racing's first 7 points of the third quarter and set the tone for an 11-2 run that flipped the score from 27-22 to 33-29. Racing won the third quarter 25-11, and Pesch alone had 19 points in that period. From there the visitors stayed in control and pushed the lead to a game-high 18 points at 58-40 in the fourth.
Pesch finished with 43 points, built on 14 made two-pointers and 5 made three-pointers, a huge output compared with his season average of 7.81 points. Jussi Matti Jaatinen (34, FIN) added 11 points, and Laurynas Vilmantas Bagdonas brought 6.
For Soleuvre, Borges scored 22, Lahure added 13, and Demontis 9. Soleuvre had the stronger second quarter, but Racing dominated the second half 44-25.
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