Musel Pikes took a 67-55 road win over Racing Luxembourg in a game they controlled for long stretches and used to stop a four-game losing run. The result also lifted Musel two places to 4th, while Racing dropped to 5th and now has four straight defeats.
Musel set the tone immediately. Raphaël Siebenaler (16, 1.84m) scored the visitors' first 6 points, and later had 12 of Musel's first 13 as the Pikes moved in front 17-14 after one quarter. Racing stayed close through Martin Cuesta Jaramillo (Season PPG: 8.40) and briefly went ahead 20-19 in the second period, their only lead of the night, but coach Majdi Anan's team answered quickly. Jason Kemmer (Season PPG: 11.00) gave Musel a strong lift before the break, and the visitors were back in front 31-25 at halftime.
The third quarter pushed the game further toward Musel. Kemmer opened the half with another basket, Siebenaler added more scoring, and Racing could not build on its few positive stretches. Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo (14) hit from long range and Martin Cuesta Jaramillo kept attacking, but Musel still won the quarter 17-12 to lead 48-37.
The crucial moment came across the end of the third and start of the fourth. Musel turned 37-48 into 37-53, then later reached its highest lead at 60-41. Racing, coached by Hristo Stoykov, fought back through Martin Cuesta Jaramillo, who finished with 17 points, and Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo added 8 with two made threes, but the gap stayed too large.
Musel's main scorers were Siebenaler with 23, Kemmer with 16, Pharell Dos Santos (Season PPG: 12.80) with 10, and captain Ben Matthias Schenk (16, 1.90m) with 9. For Racing, Martin Cuesta Jaramillo led the way with 17, ahead of Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo's 8 and Hector Meyer (Season PPG: 4.25) with 7.
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