Amicale Steesel B edged Arantia Larochette B 50-47 in Steinsel after a late surge flipped a game that had been trending the visitors' way. Arantia controlled the middle stretch, leading 12-11 after the first, 28-24 at half and 41-33 after three. Early in the fourth they pushed the gap to a game-high +10 (33-43, then 37-47). From there, coach Oliver Barth's team closed with a 13-0 run over the final minutes, with Noe Olmedo hitting the go-ahead basket (49-47) and adding the last free throw.
The game was all twos and free throws no three-pointer was made. Amicale sank 23 two-pointers and 4 free throws; Arantia replied with 22 twos and 3 free throws. The fourth quarter swing was decisive: 17-6 to the hosts.
For Amicale, Jona Engel (Season PPG: 7.25) led with 10 points and several key fourth-quarter finishes. Enzo Leong (Season PPG: 5.17) added 9 and sparked the comeback with repeated drives, while Louis Kohn (Season PPG: 5.00) scored 8. Olmedo (Season PPG: 8.29) had 5, playing through foul trouble to deliver the game-winner and the clinching point. Youngster Atanas Atapov (AMIB) chipped in 7.
Arantia's attack was fronted by Leo Rodrigues (Season PPG: 5.33) with 12 and Neo Klein (Season PPG: 8.00) with 11, including all three of the visitors' free throws. Samuel Schmit (Season PPG: 12.40) added 8, while Vasco Vitorino dos Santos (Season PPG: 8.17; 13, PRT) had 6. In money time Arantia lost rhythm, committing four personal fouls on successive sequences three in a row by Ruben Manuel Silva stopping the clock and helping the hosts inch ahead.
Amicale, now on a four-game winning streak, climbs to 1st in the Phase 2 standings (ranking gain: +4). Arantia, who arrived on a three-game winning streak, slips to 3rd (-1). Coach Sascha Schmit's side had the game under control through three quarters, but the hosts' late burst decided a close contest and produced the night's only game-winner via Olmedo.
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