T71 Dudelange C edged Black Star Mersch C 72-65 in Mersch, climbing to 4th place (+2) while BSMC remain 8th. The game swung repeatedly and was decided late by Christian Michel Schreiner's hot hand.
BSMC opened 5-0 behind Daniel Gohlhausen's five straight points, but T71 closed the first quarter ahead (22-20). The visitors then blew the game open at the start of the second: Schreiner rattled off 10 consecutive points to build a 32-20 cushion, T71's largest lead of the night. Mersch steadied before the break and produced their best stretch in the third, tying at 41-41 and leaning on threes from Steen Beckers to enter the last quarter level at 48-48. Early in Q4, Beckers struck again for 51-48, Mersch's peak.
The decisive phase arrived from 56-55. Schreiner answered repeatedly, and a BSMC technical foul helped T71 edge in front 60-58. The visitors then authored a 7-0 burst (Schreiner free throws and two-pointers, plus Aldin Kocan inside) to 65-58. When BSMC trimmed it to 63-68, Schreiner buried a dagger three for 68-60, effectively sealing it. He scored 14 points in the closing stretch and finished with 45, including six triples and multiple trips to the line. He was the game winner in a tight finish. T71 have now won two in a row after a three-game slide.
Leaders
- T71: Christian Michel Schreiner (Season PPG: 31.17) 45 points; Aldin Kocan (Season PPG: 7.43) 9; Charles-André Lys (31, FRA) 7; Nevzat Dzudzevic 7.
- BSMC: Daniel Gohlhausen (Season PPG: 15.33) 31 points with three threes and clutch buckets; Steen Beckers (Season PPG: 10.40; 1.80m, guard) 15.
Coach Yves Winandy's side leaned on Schreiner's scoring runs at the start of Q2 and down the stretch. Coach Claire Marnach's group fought back with a 18-12 third quarter to set up a close finish, but T71's 7-0 spurt in the fourth and late shot-making made the difference. BSMC have dropped three straight.
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