Racing Luxembourg overturned a slow start in Mamer to win 97-79, breaking a four-game skid and moving up to 8th (+3) while Mambra Mamer stays 9th. In front of 125 spectators, MAM blitzed the first quarter 27-16 and held a 51-43 halftime edge. The hosts led by as many as 11 and were still up 71-60 late in the third before Racing strung together a 10-0 close to the period. Louis Paul Soragna (13 pts) scored 8 in that stretch, including the tying three for 74-74. The final quarter belonged to Adam Radomirovic's team: after MAM opened with a three for 77-74, Racing answered with a decisive 23-2 run to the finish (23-5 in the fourth).
Racing's balance and shot selection told: 53% on 2s and 39% from deep (both good). Antunio Xavier Bivins (Season PPG: 25.50, RPG: 11.67, AssPG: 1.33) delivered 28 points, 13 rebounds and 7 steals, while Brendan Adam Temple (Season PPG: 17.17, RPG: 11.00, AssPG: 3.17) flirted with a triple-double at 18-14-8. Max Hilger (Season PPG: 11.33, RPG: 2.00, AssPG: 1.83) added 13, and Steve Lanners (Season PPG: 9.67, RPG: 3.83, AssPG: 1.50) hit two key threes in the fourth. Soragna's late third-quarter burst changed the momentum.
For Mamer, the overseas duo produced: Domenick Thomas Sleva (Season PPG: 19.33, RPG: 16.83, AssPG: 3.33) posted 24 points and 14 rebounds (10/12 FT; good), but fouled out in the fourth; Rashon Jamal Johnson Jr (Season PPG: 18.83, RPG: 8.50, AssPG: 2.00) had 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Among the domestic core, Maid Adrovic (Season PPG: 14.60, RPG: 3.33, AssPG: 2.17) scored 18 with a perfect 6/6 at the line (excellent), while Povilas Mikalauskas added 10. Rapha l Cheng Somphong Muth (24, FRA) chipped in 7.
Team-wise, MAM's 86% FT (good) could not offset 39% on 2s and 26% on 3s. Despite 20 offensive rebounds, Darko Ristic's side committed 15 turnovers to Racing's 8. A bench technical on MAM in the fourth coincided with Racing's closing surge.
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