T71 Dudelange C snatched a late 63-55 win at Niederkuer after a fourth-quarter surge overturned Kordall's control. The game evolved steadily: KDS edged the first quarter 16-15, then authored a 9-0 run to open the second (from 16-15 to 25-15) and built the night's largest lead at 36-25. They were still up 51-46 after three. The final period flipped everything: T71C won it 17-4, closing with a 12-0 run from 55-51 to the buzzer.
Key moments piled up in the last five minutes. With Kordall's captain Jayson Otiu (Season PPG: 11.89) fouling out in the fourth, T71C seized momentum. Ivan Barbic (Season PPG: 11.55) scored 7 of the last 12 points, including the dagger three for 63-55, while Tun Jungers added a crucial triple in that stretch and Ian Hulten tied it with a drive. Notably, Barbic absorbed two quick fouls in the second quarter but managed his game to finish strong. Kordall, by contrast, did not make a single free throw all night, while T71C converted five.
Top performers
- T71C: Barbic 23, Hulten 13 (Season PPG: 3.90), Dany Franklim Teixeira Mendes 12 (Season PPG: 7.60), Jungers 10 (Season PPG: 4.00). The 13-year-old Croatian Barbic was decisive in the clutch.
- KDS: Liam Alexander Jovanovic 21 (Season PPG: 17.00) set the tone early with repeated inside finishes; Otiu 13 before fouling out; Adham Asfarelouldidi 12 (12 years old, FRA) kept Kordall ahead through three quarters.
Coach Paul Hulten's side erased an 11-point deficit and finished on a roll, halting a three-game losing run. Coach Arnaud Stéphane Sirjean's Kordall drop a third straight. In the standings, KDS sit 4th (2-3) while T71C are 6th (1-3).
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