Racing Luxembourg opened the relegation round with a 98-82 home win over Mambra Mamer and climbed to 1st place in the play-down table, while Mamer dropped to 2nd. Racing now has two straight wins; Mamer has lost four in a row.
The game was shaped early. After a balanced 4-4 start, Racing pushed the pace and put together an 18-7 spell to take control, finishing the first quarter ahead 34-22. Mamer reacted well in the second period, mostly behind Domenick Thomas Sleva, and cut the gap to 53-48 by halftime.
The decisive moment came just after the break. From 53-48, Adam Radomirovic's team produced a 16-2 run to 69-50. Racing kept scoring through Max Hilger and its strong inside tandem, then widened the margin to 83-64 after three quarters. The highest lead reached 21 points at 92-71 in the fourth, leaving Mamer without a real late-game comeback chance.
Racing made the difference with a good 51.7% from 2-point range, a 46-41 rebounding edge and 15 assists. Antunio Xavier Bivins (Season PPG: 27.22, RPG: 9.48, AssPG: 1.19) led the winners with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Brendan Adam Temple (Season PPG: 16.13, RPG: 9.96, AssPG: 2.67) added 14 points and 11 rebounds, Flenard Whitfield (Season PPG: 10.33, RPG: 8.43, AssPG: 0.86) had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Hilger finished with 12 points.
For Mamer, MVP Sleva (Season PPG: 25.78, RPG: 15.07, AssPG: 3.03) was outstanding with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 2 blocks, with good 14/18 free throws and good 3/6 from three. Maid Adrovic (Season PPG: 13.05, RPG: 3.78, AssPG: 1.88) scored 18 points on an efficient 7/11 from two-point range, and Terry L Winn III (31, 1.99m, USA) contributed 14 points and 5 assists.
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