BBC Dikrich edged BBC Käldall 71-67 in Rumelange after overturning a massive first-half deficit in a game that swung wildly on long-range shooting and late-game composure.
Käldall blitzed the opening with Mathis Nathan Chomel (24, FRA) catching fire for five triples in the first quarter, and then a 24-0 burst to start the second stretched the gap to 45-15. Käldall opened that spell with five straight threes from five different scorers. Dikrich answered just before halftime with five consecutive threes of their own, trimming it to 30-45 at the break.
Dikrich kept chipping away in the third as Emerson Medina Vezo powered inside, and the hosts rode momentum into the fourth. Edson Monteiro Neves (26, Portugal) took command: free throws, drives, and a timely three to pull the game level at 63-63 and then ahead 67-64. At 68-66, an unsportsmanlike foul on Gregory Schmit preceded Kevin John Gillen's late flurry a free throw and a dagger three for 71-66, enough to secure the win.
Monteiro Neves led all home scorers with 24 (4x3PT, 4x2PT, 4xFT), Medina Vezo added 16 (six 2PT, one 3PT) and Gillen hit four threes for 13. Amar Sijaric (19) was limited by early foul trouble and fouled out with 5, an important subplot given his Season PPG: 14.0.
For Käldall, Chomel stacked 26 with six threes. Schmit added 10, and Alessandro Anelli (20, 1.92m) hit three triples for 9. Christian Michael Holman (33, USA) chipped in 5, while Sofiane Belal scored 6 largely at the line.
Both sides lived from deep Dikrich made 13 threes, Käldall 14 for a combined 27. Endrit Shala's side has now won three of its last four and sits 6th (2-2), while Käldall drops to 7th (1-3) and on a two-game slide. Coach Didier Frédéric Chomel's group had the highest lead at +30 (45-15), but Dikrich's second-half response decided a close finish.
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