Racing Luxembourg imposed itself clearly at Sparta Bertrange, 92-39, and the game was already taking shape in the first quarter. After a short 6-5 sequence, Racing closed the period on a 15-2 run to move to 21-7. Sparta reacted at the start of the second quarter with four straight points from Diego Maestro Varillas (SPA) and Jules Wurth (SPA) to cut it to 21-11, but Racing answered with a 12-2 finish to the half for 33-13.
The third quarter broke the game open. Sparta briefly stayed active through Thandizo Jon Zulu (SPA), who scored 7 points in the period, but Racing kept producing in waves and won the quarter 30-12. The lead went from 33-13 at the break to 63-25 after three periods. In the fourth, Racing added another decisive stretch, turning 69-31 into 81-31 with a 12-0 run. The final margin of 53 points was also the highest lead.
Racing's offense was notably balanced. Igor Durovic (RAC) and Povilas Mikalauskas (RAC) led with 13 points each, Samuel Rehak (RAC) added 12, and the 20-year-old captain Angelo Caruso (1.87m, RAC) scored 10. Yair Portal Levav (RAC) also had 10, including 7 in the last quarter, while Juan Joyner Lopes da Costa dos S. (RAC) scored 5 straight points late in the opening period. Seven Racing players finished with at least 9 points.
For Sparta, Diego Maestro Varillas (SPA) scored 11, Zulu (SPA) had 7, and Loïc Schmit (SPA) brought 6 with two three-pointers. Captain Gaspard Thorel Lesselin (SPA) picked up two fouls in the first quarter and reached four overall, which made Sparta's defensive task harder.
In the classification, Racing climbs four places to 4th at 2-1, while Sparta is 9th at 0-3 and now on a three-game losing run.
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