Racing Luxembourg dominated T71 Dudelange 93-59 in the U22 Qualifications at grimler/central, building control early and stretching it progressively. RAC opened with a 0-9 burst, sparked by captain Angelo Caruso (19, 1.87m, ITA) who strung together early free throws and set the tone. T71 answered to 12-15 late in the first, but RAC closed the period 12-18.
Early in the second quarter T71 briefly cut it to 16-18, only for RAC to reply with a 6-0 run to 16-24. Coach Uro Niksic's group spread the scoring Igor Durovic and Stefan Stoykov hit from outside, and RAC reached the break 25-43 after another push featuring Caruso and Aleksandar Babic. T71's first spark out of halftime (a 6-0 run to 31-43 through Lenn Dondelinger and Uro Malesevic) was quickly canceled: RAC answered with steady inside finishes and two Babic triples in the third to re-establish a 45-66 margin.
The fourth quarter turned into a rout. After T71 briefly moved to 52-68 on a Fabian Agbodenou three, RAC delivered the knockout with a long surge highlighted by Leo Backes and Alessandro Anelli hitting from deep, and Sarunas Sulcas and Babic attacking the rim. The lead peaked at +36 (57-93) before the final 59-93.
Caruso led all scorers with 23. Babic added 15, Timothée Lahure 13 and Stoykov 11 as RAC placed four in double figures. For T71, Malesevic (19, 1.95m) posted 19, Agbodenou 12 and Charel Brettner 11. Coach Serge Logelin's side had three double-digit scorers but couldn't sustain runs against RAC's depth.
Racing climbs to 2nd in the standings and is on a three-game winning streak. T71 remains 9th and has dropped three straight after its opening win.
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