Kordall Steelers controlled the finish to defeat Arantia Larochette 94-85 in niederkuer under FIBA rules.
Kordall started fast: Robertas Jonaitis scored the first two baskets for 4-0, and after an early unsportsmanlike foul on Kevin Godwin, Max Schmit converted two free throws for 10-2. The hosts led 32-28 after one. Arantia answered with a 7-0 start to the second quarter Daniel Walter hit five straight points and Noa Tibold added two free throws to move ahead 32-35. Arantia's largest lead came at 44-49, but Kordall steadied to reach halftime up 53-51.
The third quarter was tight. It was 61-61 before Arantia briefly went ahead 61-63. Kordall immediately flipped it with a 5-0 burst (Luis Brito at the line and in transition, then Steve Kuhlman) to 70-67 and took a 72-69 edge into the last period. Early in Q4, Jackson Sivills hit two threes around a Walter layup (75-69, then 78-71), and the Steelers closed it with a decisive 12-4 stretch from 80-78 to 92-82 featuring a Kuhlman three, a Trey Wood triple and layup, plus inside finishes by Sivills and Jonaitis. Kordall's biggest lead was +10 at 92-82; Arantia's was +5.
Sivills led all scorers with 30 points (4 threes, 7 twos, 4 free throws). Wood and Jonaitis added 17 each, Kuhlman 9. Kordall made 28 two-pointers and 7 threes, with 17 free throws. Arantia matched the 7 threes but had 23 twos and 18 free throws.
For Arantia, Anton Senchenko scored 20 (3 threes), Walter 18, Godwin 14, and Eder De Sousa 13 (7 free throws) before fouling out late. Arantia also absorbed a third-quarter unsportsmanlike on Daniel Rocha. Both teams relied entirely on homegrown rosters. Coaches Antonio Lopez (KDS) and Kestutis Abramavicius (ARA) traded adjustments throughout a game that swung repeatedly before Kordall's late run decided it.
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