Racing Luxembourg edged Black Star Mersch 53-50 after double overtime in the WCoupe FLBB finale at Coque/Gymnase. The game swung repeatedly, with Racing surviving a -10 hole early in the third quarter and finding enough late shot-making to finish on top.
Racing opened brighter (11-6) but BSM answered with the biggest run of the night: an 11-0 surge in Q2, fueled by back-to-back threes from Jo MarieL. Schreiner (34, 1.58m) and inside work from Catherine Max (26), to lead 26-19 at the break and by as many as 10 (31-21) after halftime. Racing chipped back behind a Jil Mathis triple and a long-range strike from Juliana De Sousa Coelho (29, 1.??m, PRT), then drew level late in Q4 through a 6-0 burst capped by captain MarieLou Haentges. Two free throws from Sarah Krier briefly nudged BSM ahead before Olivia Hoffmann's basket forced the first extra period at 37-37.
Overtime 1 was a trade of blows: Estelle Sand put Racing ahead, Jo MarieL. Schreiner answered from deep, and Lynn Eliane Schreiner (34, 1.60m) tied it at 42-42. BSM's starter Nina Goedert fouled out in this spell after committing two fouls in a row earlier in Q4, a blow to Legister's rotation.
In the second OT, Kubis' side struck first: Sand hit a three and Daisy Bormann added a basket for a 47-42 start. Nele Trommer (22, 1.84m, DEU) kept BSM in touch from the line and the field, and Lynn Schreiner's late three cut it to 51-50. The game-winner came from Charlotte Pascale Loaso (28, FRA), who scored two late baskets in the second OT, including the final make for 53-50.
Top performers
- Racing: Olivia Hoffmann 10 (Season PPG: 12.6) controlled key moments inside; Jil Mathis 8 with two timely threes (Season PPG: 8.0); Estelle Sand 7 including the pivotal OT2 triple (Season PPG: 12.2); Daisy Bormann 8 with four crucial points in OT2 (Season PPG: 3.0). Captain MarieLou Haentges 8 tied the game in Q4 before fouling out in the second OT.
- Black Star Mersch: Nele Trommer 12 (three P2 fouls in Q2 but still productive), Jo MarieL. Schreiner 11 with three big threes, Catherine Max 10 steady early, Lynn Eliane Schreiner 9 including the late OT2 triple.
Crucial beats: BSM's 11-0 in Q2 and +10 high lead at 31-21; Racing's 6-0 to tie late in Q4; the 5-0 start to OT2 by Sand and Bormann; and Loaso's late two-possession burst that sealed it for Racing. Coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis' late timeouts stabilized Racing, while Lance Channing Legister's team battled to the final shot.
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