T71 Dudelange C edged Amicale Steesel B 58-57 in a one-point game between the new No.1 and the new No.4 of M-U14 Division 5 Phase 1. T71C has now won two in a row, while AMIB is on a two-game losing streak.
Amicale started better under coach Thorsten Freiheit. A 6-0 opening and a 15-8 first quarter set the tone, with Jona Engel (13) and Atanas Atapov (11) giving the home side control. AMIB's best margin reached eight points at 29-21 early in the third period.
The game changed in the third quarter. T71C, coached by Charel Brettner, answered with a 14-5 stretch to move from 29-21 down to 35-34 up, their first lead of the afternoon. Robin Bechet (12) was central in that push, and Nikita Elias Bellomi (12) kept the pressure on inside. T71C won the third quarter 22-14 and carried a 43-39 lead into the last period.
The fourth stayed tight. T71C built an 8-point cushion twice at 53-45 and 55-47, but AMIB came back again. Atapov was the main force, scoring 10 points in the last quarter and tying the game at 55-55 before putting Steesel ahead 57-56. T71C still had the last word: Danis Novalic (11), already in foul trouble with four fouls, made it 56-55, and Bellomi scored the decisive basket for 58-57.
Atapov led all scorers with 25 for AMIB, supported by Engel's 14. For T71C, Bechet had 16, Bellomi 14, Marceau Paul Delle 10, and Novalic 7. AMIB also had early foul accumulation from Enzo Leong, who committed two personal fouls in a row in the opening quarter.
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Amicale Steesel B