AS Soleuvre B won a tight road game in Diekirch, 67-64, and moved to first place after a fifth straight win. BBC Dikrich stayed third and dropped a second game in a row after its earlier three-win start.
The game stayed close from the start. Soleuvre opened 4-0, then Dikrich answered through Edson Monteiro Neves (Season PPG: 16.20), who scored his team's first 7 points. The first quarter ended 14-14. In the second, Sam Salvador Ferreira's team built its best stretch: Amar Sijaric (Season PPG: 11.60) and Emerson Medina Vezo (Season PPG: 5.60) pushed DIE in front, and the home side reached its biggest lead at 48-40 in the third period.
That was the crucial turning point. Hervé Marie-Rose's side reacted with a strong 10-4 sequence across the end of the third and start of the fourth to erase the gap and go ahead 54-52. From there, Soleuvre handled the key possessions better. Tom Lahure (Season PPG: 10.00) hit an important three for 59-55, Julien Kuhn (Season PPG: 7.60) added late scoring, and Carlos Jordy Borges (Season PPG: 8.00) finished several decisive baskets inside.
Dikrich still stayed in contact, mainly through Sijaric's 19 points, Monteiro Neves' 16 and Jo Freimann's 12. Leonardo André Neves Lizardo (Season PPG: 13.40) added 7.
For Soleuvre, Pol Diedenhofen (17) led with 17 points and gave the visitors steady offensive rhythm. Lahure added 11, Kuhn 10, Nik Lahure (16) 9, while Charel Diedenhofen (20, 1.97m) and Borges each scored 8.
The final minutes remained within one possession, and Soleuvre emerged as the winner of a close game.
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