Amicale Steesel edged Résidence Walferdange 91-85 in the M-Mémorial: Elvinger, a game that swung repeatedly. After a balanced 44-44 halftime, RES used a 25-20 third quarter to lead 69-64. AMI flipped it early in the fourth: Sean Bugeja's two free throws and back-to-back triples from Bob Rech moved it to 77-69. The finish was tight at 85-86 before Malcolm Richardson closed it: a corner three for 89-85 and two late free throws sealed the win.
Richardson led AMI with 27 points (11 free throws made, 5 two-pointers, 2 threes) and scored 10 of the team's final points. Alex Laurent added 24 (5 FTs, 5 twos, 3 threes), while Ashton Sherrell chipped 13 (six twos). Jonas Theisen had 11.
For RES, Brendan T Bailey (28, USA) poured in 30 (5-5-5 in made 1/2/3-point shots), and John Clark Slajchert (24, USA) added 23 (3-7-2) before fouling out in the fourth he had picked up two quick fouls in a row early in Q3. Filip Vranjes scored 13; Fran Jarnjak 9; Selmin Muric 8.
Key swings: RES built a 40-31 lead in Q2 right after an unsportsmanlike on Richardson before AMI replied with a 13-4 run to tie at the break. In the last three minutes, AMI finished on a 5-0 burst, with Richardson scoring AMI's last 10 points. Highest margins: RES by 9 (40-31), AMI by 8 (77-69). Coaches: Daniel Alves Brandão de Sousa (AMI) and Dragan Stipanovic (RES).
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