Résidence Walferdange beat Arantia Larochette 100-89 after overtime and moved up to 3rd place (+1), while Arantia dropped to 5th (-3).
Arantia controlled the first part of the game. McClary and Imariagbe set the tone, and the visitors led 26-19 after one quarter. Early in the second period they reached their highest margin at 31-19, still keeping RES behind 40-33 at halftime.
The turning point came in the third quarter. After Arantia went ahead 50-44, Walferdange answered with a strong 17-6 stretch to close the period at 61-56. Maindron, Stuckey Jr and Rand gave coach Rainer Kloss's team more rhythm, and RES also looked cleaner offensively all evening with 23 assists and only 8 turnovers.
Arantia still forced a close finish. Heuschling, McClary and Imariagbe brought the score back, and the teams were level at 79-79 at the end of regulation. In overtime, RES made the winning move quickly: Stuckey Jr opened with a three, and Walferdange built a 10-3 run to 89-82 before finishing the game.
RES had the better efficiency: 75% on free throws and a good 54% on 2-pointers, against 57% and 47% for Arantia. Desean Hampton (Season PPG: 14.8, RPG: 7.17, AssPG: 2.5) was the MVP with 21 points, 11 rebounds and an excellent 10/11 from 2-point range, despite fouling out. Demarkus Tremayne Stuckey Jr (Season PPG: 25.6, RPG: 5.0, AssPG: 4.0) scored 27 with 5 three-pointers and 7 assists. Mykolas Maindron (Season PPG: 13.8, RPG: 6.17, AssPG: 2.67) added 24, including an excellent 7/8 at the line. Ahmad Gene Rand (28, 2.02m, USA) was important in the extra period.
For Arantia, Michael Esosa Imariagbe (Season PPG: 22.8, RPG: 10.5, AssPG: 2.5) had 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Joshua Robinson McClary (Season PPG: 18.6, RPG: 6.5, AssPG: 2.33) added 22, and Edson Rafael De Sousa Silva (Season PPG: 15.8, RPG: 5.5, AssPG: 3.5) posted 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists before fouling out.
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