Amicale Steesel advanced from the 1/8 finales with a 84-71 road win at Rsidence Walferdange. The game started slowly (13-12 after 10 minutes), and Rsidence led 32-30 at halftime after stretches at 19-14 and 32-28. Coach Sousa's side flipped the game right after the break: a 12-0 burst from 32-32 to 32-44, fuelled by Ashton Sherrell (25, 2.03m, USA), Scott Morton and perimeter hits from Alex Laurent and Sean Bugeja, created a lead Amicale never relinquished. The visitors took the third quarter 28-17.
Rsidence answered early in the fourth: back-to-back threes by Brendan T Bailey (28, 2.03m, USA) and John Clark Slajchert (25, 1.82m, USA) cut it to 57-60, but Noah Medeot immediately struck from deep (57-63) and Amicale rebuilt daylight. The margin peaked at +15 (69-84) in the final minute. Technical fouls to Malcolm Richardson (Q2) and Filip Vranjes (Q4) punctuated an intense second half; Vranjes (26, 2.03m, HRV) later fouled out.
Amicale's inside game carried the night: 59% on 2s (24/41, good) despite 25% from three and 64% at the line. Sherrell dominated with 31 points and 14 rebounds (7 offensive), adding key late sequences of 5 points in a row. Richardson (31, USA) added 14 points with 8/9 FTs. Among the homegrown core, Bugeja contributed 12 with two triples, Laurent 9, and Jonas Theisen 6 including a timely fourth-quarter three.
Rsidence shot 67% on 2s (22/33, good) and an excellent 86% on FTs, but only 27% from three and 15 turnovers hurt. Bailey delivered 26 points and 10 rebounds (5/5 FTs), Slajchert 13 points (5/5 on 2s) with 4 assists, and Oliver Vujakovic (28, 1.95m) added 17 with three triples. From the domestic group, minutes and fouls piled up, and Coach Stipanovic had to navigate Vranjes' foul trouble.
Rebounding was nearly even (33-32 Amicale), but the visitors' 12-0 run to open the third and a steadier turnover line (8 vs 15) defined the game in front of 111 spectators (77 paying).
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