Mambra Mamer answered its earlier 84-75 loss to Racing Luxembourg B with an 85-55 home win, a result that lifted coach Pierre Hebbert's team one place into 1st in the M-U18 Division 3 phase finale. Racing Luxembourg B remains 6th and has now lost four straight games.
The game changed completely between halves. MAM started well and went up 18-10, but RACB closed the first quarter on an 11-3 run to make it 21-21. The visitors then controlled the second period. Yair Portal Levav kept scoring in waves, and RACB built its biggest lead at 44-33 before going into halftime ahead 44-35.
The decisive moment came right after the break. From 35-44 down, MAM produced a 13-0 run to move in front 48-44. That swing set the tone for a dominant third quarter at 26-5, with RACB's offense suddenly drying up. Early in the fourth, Racing cut the gap to 65-55, but MAM finished the game with a 20-0 run, stretching the margin to 30 points, its highest lead.
The standout was 16-year-old Lithuanian Tadas Stalauskas (Season PPG: 12.06), who scored 31, matching his season maximum. Captain Henry Alberto Murray (Season PPG: 16.44) added 17, and Ignas Simkus (Season PPG: 3.88) brought 11. Jonathan Henrik Wallenius added 7.
For coach Nicolae Predescu's side, Portal Levav (Season PPG: 11.79) carried the attack with 30, also matching his season best. Raphaël Julien Mathieu Vander Straeten (Season PPG: 10.57) and Raul Calderon Ramos (Season PPG: 6.94) scored 6 each, but RACB was limited to 11 points in the entire second half.
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