RES controlled T71 Dudelange 80-67 in the M-U22 Qualifications, building their win on a dominant second quarter and timely answers late. After a tight 12-10 opening, the hosts broke the game open with a 26-11 second period and a highest lead of 19 at 36-17. Halftime read 38-21.
T71 came out of the locker room on an 8-0 burst to 38-29, sparked by two triples from Fabian Agbodenou (8, DEU, 1.80m) around a basket by Uros Malesevic (18, 1.95m), and they took the third 25-18 to trail 56-46. Early in the fourth, Nils Schroeder (7, 1.90m) drilled a three and Karim Chakir (6) scored to pull T71 within 58-56. RES answered with the game's decisive sequence: Felix Urwald (21, 1.80m) and Maurice Grivet (34, 1.80m) combined for an 8-0 response to 66-56, and the hosts managed the gap from there. T71's charge was further complicated by foul trouble; Schroeder, Len Guedes and Lenn Dondelinger all fouled out, while coach Serge Logelin was hit with a technical in the final quarter. On the home side, captain Victor Shungu Bonga (13, 1.97m) and Rayan Essifi (6, BEL) also exited with five, Essifi after an unsportsmanlike in the third.
Grivet led RES with a complete scoring display: 8 twos, 3 threes and 9 free throws. Urwald added 6 twos and a three, steady from the line late, and Shungu Bonga's early aggression yielded 5 made free throws. Lars Weirig (4, 1.93m) chipped in key fourth-quarter baskets.
For T71, Malesevic powered the interior, Charel Brettner (12, 1.93m) hit from deep, and Noah Jeitz (9, 1.84m) added late points including a triple.
With this result RES climb to first in the table (ranking gain +4) and string back-to-back wins after two losses. T71 sit eighth. Coach Fran Jarnjak's group managed the swings and closed with composure.
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