Racing Luxembourg, the winner of a game that was close for more than half its duration, took a 91-69 away win over BBC East Side Pirates and stayed first in M-U16 Division 2: Phase 1 at 2-0. BEP remain third at 1-1.
The home team started well. After an even opening, BEP went from 6-6 to a 13-6 lead and finished the first period in front, 24-22. The Pirates kept good offensive balance before halftime and still led 40-36 at the break, with Lucas Schneiders (15) and Matteo Weydert (15) scoring regularly, while captain Emil Denter (14) gave them another strong option but was already collecting fouls.
The turning point came late. BEP even moved ahead 44-40, but Racing answered with an immediate 8-0 run to go in front 48-44. Bartosz Jan Olejnik (14) and Elhadj Ibrahima Diallo (14) were important in that stretch, and then Martin Cuesta Jaramillo (15, RAC) took over the game. He produced 23 of his 31 points in the last quarter, repeatedly scoring in a row and pushing the visitors from a tight contest into clear control.
From 58-63, Racing broke the game open with a 15-2 surge to 60-78. That was the crucial sequence, and the visitors later reached their highest lead at the final buzzer.
Racing placed four players in double figures: Martin Cuesta Jaramillo 31, Diallo 24, Olejnik 18 and Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo (14) 9. For BEP, Lucas Schneiders scored 18, Weydert 17, Denter 16 and Tomas Schneiders (15) 13. Denter fouled out late, which mattered for coach Christophe Ney's team as it tried to stay connected. Coach Uros Niksic's side controlled the decisive phase much better.
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BBC East Side Pirates