T71 Dudelange B won a close game at ERAB, 62-54, and moved up to 2nd place (+2) in M-U18 Division 4 at 2-0, while Entente RES AMI B stayed 3rd at 1-1.
The game changed sharply by phases. ERAB, coached by Goran Lukic, had the better first half and built the highest lead of the afternoon at 32-15 before going to the break up 32-24. Miguel Lopez Fernandez (ERAB) set the tone early, Janis Thein (ERAB) was efficient around the basket, and Toni Wagener (ERAB) added two first-half threes.
T71B, under Mike Smith, turned the game after halftime. The visitors opened the third quarter with a 9-3 push to get back into contact, then closed the period on time to level the score at 41-41. Tim Wagner (T71B) was central in that swing and finished with 19 points, including 5 made threes. Théo Mariuzzo (T71B) added 10 points before fouling out, and Phanuel Magoum (T71B) scored 8 despite a disqualifying foul situation.
The crucial stretch came in the fourth quarter. After ERAB briefly moved ahead 44-41, T71B responded with a decisive 17-0 run to seize the game at 58-44. Wagner hit from outside, Mariuzzo and Max Schartz (T71B) scored inside that burst, and ERAB could not stop the momentum.
ERAB kept pushing late. Lopez Fernandez finished with 18 points and scored the team's final 8 points, mainly from the line, while Thein had 12 and captain Neckel Chateau-Ducos (ERAB) 9. For T71B, Wagner made the difference in the decisive moments, with support from Mariuzzo, Bo Wagner (T71B, 7 points) and Mathéo Velnom Mendes (T71B, 6).
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