Basket Esch B won a close FIBA youth game in Niederkorn, 52-49, and the finish was decisive. In the updated standings, LALB climbed two places to 3rd, while Kordall Steelers moved to 5th despite the defeat.
The game stayed tight early. Basket Esch B led 12-10 after the first quarter and kept a narrow 23-21 edge at halftime. Kordall were still in touch thanks to the inside scoring of 10-year-old Ryan Wakam Kamogne (KDS) and Matteo Cavuoto (KDS), but the third quarter gave LALB its best stretch. Léon During (LALB) hit from long range and Basket Esch B pushed the margin to eight, 39-31, which was the game's highest lead.
Kordall answered strongly in the fourth. Coach Arnaud Sirjean's team erased the gap with a 9-0 run, turning 35-43 into a 44-43 lead. Wakam Kamogne (KDS) drove that comeback and finished with 16 points, while Cavuoto (KDS) added 9 and Jules Messmer (KDS) brought 8.
The closing sequence went to Basket Esch B. After Kordall edged in front 49-48, During (LALB) scored four points in a row, first tying the game and then burying a late three for 52-49. That gave him 13 points and the winning moment. Marcelo Rocha Fernandes (LALB) added 9, Lionel Gamba (LALB) 8, Bryan Semedo Tavares (LALB) 8, and Danin Kalac (LALB) plus Ryan Semedo Tavares (LALB) 6 each.
Statistically, the visitors had better balance: six scorers with at least 6 points, and they made the only two three-pointers of the game. Kordall had the better production at the line, 11 made free throws to 8, but Leo Neves (KDS) fouled out after scoring 7, and Bryan Semedo Tavares (LALB) also fouled out in the closing stages. For LALB, the result stopped a losing run and opened their account in this phase.
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