R sidence Walferdange (RES) defeated Amicale Steesel (AMI) 83-70 in Walfer, driven by a decisive surge after the break and superior shot-making inside and beyond the arc. Early on, RES leaned on Oliver Vujakovic (28, 1.95m) and Brendan T Bailey (28, 2.03m, USA) to build the first cushion, while AMI stayed in touch through Malcolm Wesley Richardson (31, USA) at the line and Ashton Lee Sherrell (25, USA) in the paint.
A key first-half swing came when John Clark Slajchert (24, 1.82m, USA) poured in seven points in a row to push RES to 29-20. AMI answered as Sherrell strung together 10 points in a sustained spell, briefly flipping momentum before the interval. After halftime, Dragan Stipanovic's side found another gear: Vujakovic buried a three, added a layup and a free throw, and Bailey capped an 8-0 run (from 59-57 to 67-57). The lead stretched to 15 (81-68) after Bailey's second triple, effectively sealing it.
RES shot well: 2P 52% (good) and 3P 47% (good), and won the glass 37-31. AMI struggled from deep (24% on 6/25) and finished at 73% on free throws. Turnovers favored RES (AMI 17).
Among the club-developed players, Vujakovic posted 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, hitting 2/2 from three, while Tom Schomer (28, 1.87m) added 10 points and 4 steals. Among the non-club-developed players, Slajchert had 21 points and 5 steals, drawing an impressive 11 fouls; Bailey delivered 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks; Filip Vranjes (26, 2.03m, HRV) went a perfect 3/3 on 2s and 1/1 from three for 9 points.
For AMI, Sherrell led with 22 points on an excellent 9/11 from two, Richardson added 11 (5/5 FT, 3 steals) and Scott Morton (38, 1.96m) hit three triples for 11. From the local core, Alex Laurent (32, 1.98m) had 10 points and 7 boards; Noah Medeot (26, 1.79m) chipped in 8; Jonas Theisen (29, 1.95m) scored 6.
In the early standings, RES climb to 1st, AMI sit 2nd. RES respond to an opening loss with a win; AMI's sequence flips to win, then loss. Coach Daniel Alves Brando de Sousa's team competed hard but couldn't match RES's second-half run.
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