Racing Luxembourg B (RACB) edged Rebound Préizerdaul (PRE) 72-71 under FIBA rules at tramsschap/central, decided in the final minute by Doruk Ege Kurtes (Season PPG: 5.73), who hit the goahead basket for the hosts.
PRE started sharper and led 14-18 after Q1, stretching it to 14-20 early in Q2. Then William Armand Jaud (Season PPG: 6.54) singlehandedly flipped the game with eight points in a row to 26-24, launching a 25-14 quarter for a 39-32 halftime lead. RACB peaked at +11 (47-36) midway through the third before Hanan Ahmic (Season PPG: 9.57) and Elmir Pjevic (Season PPG: 27.11) dragged PRE back to 53-47 entering the fourth.
PRE opened the last quarter with a 6-0 run to 59-61 (Pjevic/Ahmic/Simo Djoko) and later built its largest lead at 61-66 after a Leandro Santos Duarte (Season PPG: 6.33) 2+1 sequence. RACB answered: Konrad Arthur Gesinski (13) buried two free throws, Paul Bruno Egret (Season PPG: 10.50) scored, and Kurtes added 1+2 for 68-66. In a tense finish, PRE nudged ahead 70-71 through Ahmic before Kurtes struck again for 72-71.
Key individuals
- RACB: Jaud 16 (fouled out late), Kurtes 15 with 9 in the fourth and the winner, Egret 14 (equaling his season best), Adam Leonard Thiault (Season PPG: 5.88) 13 before fouling out, and Timo Maxime Rageade (14, DEU) 8 (season best).
- PRE: Pjevic 29, Ahmic 23 (equaling his season high), Santos Duarte 8 with important fourthquarter points. Evan Simo Djoko (14, ITA) added 4 before fouling out.
RACB's balanced scoring (four in double figures) withstood PRE's twopronged punch (52 of 71 from Pjevic/Ahmic). Dimitrios Minas' side has now won two straight after a long skid and climbs to 2nd in the phase standings (3-1, +1 place). Jérôme Lefevre's PRE remains 4th (1-3) and is on a threegame losing streak.
(AI generated)