Racing Luxembourg overpowered Bascharage Hedgehogs 102-30 in Bascharage to book a place in the M-Coupe Minis 1/2 finales. The visitors seized control immediately with a 7-0 start and, after Bascharage's first points from the line, strung together 17 unanswered to surge from 2-7 to 2-24. Coach Nicolas Schaefer's early timeout (4th minute) didn't halt the momentum, and the first quarter closed 34-7. Racing kept a steady pace in the second (20-12) for a 54-19 halftime lead, then broke the game wide open after the break (28-8 in Q3, 20-3 in Q4), reaching a highest lead of 72 at the final horn.
Racing's offense was relentless and balanced: 43 made two-pointers, five triples and a single free throw, with all 10 players scoring. Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo (RAC, 13, ESP) led with 21 points and authored a notable five-point burst in the first quarter. Raphaël Massard (RAC, 13) added 17, Jules Hélie Payen Morolli (RAC, 13) 12, Henrik Alfred Piirsalu (RAC, 12, FIN) 11, and Gabriel Guillen (RAC, 12, LTU) 10 while managing four personal fouls. Akseli Heikki Virkkunen (RAC, 12, FIN) chipped in 9, with Timofei Plechko, Jean Georges Pongas and Nicolas Breistroff supplying depth scoring.
Bascharage's attack produced 11 two-pointers and eight free throws, but no three-pointers. Andrija Cubrilo (BAS, 13) was the most productive with 10 points, captain Leo Chiapolino (BAS, 12) had 7, Istok Pecirep (BAS, 10) 6 and Lucas Guardado Cristino (BAS, 12) 4.
Coach Christian Nittler's early five-man rotation (mid-first quarter) underlined Racing's depth and kept the pressure constant on both ends. Despite some foul accumulation for key guards, Racing never lost rhythm. The visitors also owned the perimeter (5-0 in made threes) and controlled the game's tempo from tip to buzzer.
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