Résidence Walferdange overpowered Racing Luxembourg 97-65 in the M-U16 Division 1 Phase finale opener at tramsschap/central, pulling away with two decisive bursts and never looking back. Racing briefly led 10-8 in the first quarter before Résidence strung together a 12-0 run to close the period at 20-12. The game's breaking point came midway through the second: from 23-26, Résidence rattled off 14 unanswered points to 40-23 and reached halftime up 52-29. The lead peaked at +33 in the fourth.
Coach Raul Leandro Birenbaum's side shot with confidence from deep and volume mattered: nine made threes (two from 14-year-old Matas Sendzikas, LTU; two from Jokubas Toliusis; three from Rafael Dos Santos Antonio; one each from Ahti Ukura and Gael Dos Santos Antonio) against Racing's two. Sendzikas paced Résidence with 30, Toliusis added 21, Rafael Dos Santos Antonio 17 (he later fouled out), and Luis Leocadio Botelho 12.
For Coach Uros Niksic's team, captain Nick Wallers (Season PPG: 30.45) fought to keep RAC in touch, scoring 24 and opening the fourth with a personal 7-0 stretch, but he eventually fouled out. Elhadj Ibrahima Diallo (Season PPG: 15.00) contributed 15 and Martin Cuesta Jaramillo 11.
Game flow highlighted Résidence's control around the quarter breaks: Rafael Dos Santos Antonio hit back-to-back threes across the third and fourth, while Sendzikas closed with a late flurry. Résidence, who also won the Phase 1 meeting (95-42), start the Phase finale atop the table (1-0). Racing drop their second in a row and sit second (0-1).
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