Amicale Steesel overturned a 13-point first-quarter deficit to win 83-72 at T71 Dudelange B in the Championship Round (M-U16 D3). T71 burst out 26-15 after 10 minutes behind a blazing start from Paddy Keiser, who dropped 14 in the opening quarter and finished with 26, matching his season high (Season PPG: 11.42). Coach Sandro Ceresi's side led 26-13 late in the first, but the game flipped in the second.
Coach Thorsten Freiheit turned to Vincent Segers (14, BEL), and Amicale answered with a 24-5 second frame for a 39-31 halftime lead. Segers ignited that stretch with 9 points in the quarter and closed with 22 (Season PPG: 18.14). T71 rallied in the third: triples from Jamie Papa Muller and Ben Jemming helped tie it at 49-49 before Amicale edged ahead 51-49 entering the fourth.
Early in the last period, Papa Muller's three briefly put T71 up 52-51, but Amicale closed decisively. From 60-63, the visitors produced a 12-0 run Kirsch's free throw and layup, Engel's calm at the line, and Segers at the rim stretching it to 75-60, their largest lead (+15). Fouls piled up on T71 during that span as Théo Mariuzzo committed three in the quarter and captain Luka Babovic (15, FRA) picked up two quick ones, feeding Amicale's parade to the stripe.
Amicale's balanced core delivered: Bobby Kirsch 21 (Season PPG: 17.29), Felix Engel 18 (Season PPG: 22.89), Andreas Nys 10, and captain Miguel Lopez Fernández 9. For T71, Keiser led, with support from Papa Muller (12) and Jemming (9, three triples). Amicale has now beaten T71 twice this season (72-68 in Phase 1) and climbs to first place (3-1, +3), while T71 sits third (2-2, -1). It's also a third straight win for Amicale.
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