AS Soleuvre won a close game at Avanti Mondorf, 93-87, after controlling the opening quarter, absorbing Mondorf's big reply before the break, and then finishing better in the last minutes.
Soleuvre were sharper from the start. Gerald Drumgoole (SOL) and Christian Parker (SOL) set the tone in a 35-point first quarter, with Soleuvre building the game's highest lead at 40-25 early in the second period. Drumgoole scored 12 points in the first quarter alone, while Parker added 10.
Mondorf's response was strong. Coach François Manti saw his team answer with a 22-9 second quarter to erase the deficit and reach 44-44 at halftime. Nils (MON), Bradley (MON) and Terrence (MON) drove that comeback, and Mondorf's pressure clearly changed the rhythm.
The third quarter stayed balanced. Mondorf briefly moved in front at 63-62 after another Bradley basket, but Soleuvre immediately reacted and kept a 62-61 edge for the period. Early in the fourth, Sven Bartholomey (30, 1.86m) tied it at 66-66 with a three, yet Soleuvre answered again. A key sequence pushed the visitors from 69-73 to 69-78, and later to 71-83, with Drumgoole, Parker, Pol Ferrante (27) and captain Gilles Weis (31, 1.85m) all involved.
Mondorf still threatened. Terrence (MON) scored repeatedly to cut it to 85-89, but Soleuvre were steadier on the line and closed it out. The visitors scored 26 points from free throws, compared with 13 for Mondorf.
Top scorers were Terrence with 31 points and Bradley with 25 for Mondorf, with Nils adding 16. For Soleuvre, Drumgoole had 32, Parker 29, and Sandro Sana Sanchez Gomes Junior (22, PRT) contributed 11. Tim Bartholomey (25, 1.93m) fouled out in the fourth quarter while Mondorf were chasing.
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