Racing Luxembourg C turned an early deficit into a clear 92-66 road win over Arantia Larochette B in M-Division 1. Larochette B started much better and led 22-10 after one quarter. The home side then stretched the margin to 28-10 early in the second period, completing a 14-0 run across the quarter break, with Marc Backendorf (38) and Laurent Majerus (36, 2.04m) driving the offense.
Majerus was the main scoring reference for ARAB with 26 points. Captain Pedro Nunes Jordao, at 10.8 points per game this season, added 14, and Backendorf finished with 10, including two early second-quarter threes. At that stage, Larochette B had its best moment and its highest lead at 18 points.
Racing reacted before halftime. Max Hilger (31) gave energy to the comeback, while Jussi Matti Jaatinen (35) scored five straight points as the visitors reversed the rhythm. Racing briefly moved ahead 38-34, but Larochette B still held a narrow 39-38 lead at the break.
The decisive sequence came in the third quarter. After 48-48, Racing closed the period on a 19-6 run to open a 67-54 advantage. Le Sayec (31, FRA) hit back-to-back threes in that stretch, and Racing's depth became decisive.
Hilger scored 13, Jaatinen 14, Matteo Seracini (30, ITA) 11, while Le Sayec had 12. Racing also received 10 points from Ander Prost (34), 10 from Nicolas Muller (31, 1.97m) and 9 from Wander Nicolas Silvestre Marquez (31). The visitors finished with five double-digit scorers, 8 made three-pointers against 5, and 14 made free throws against 5. In the last quarter, Larochette B could not slow the pace, and Racing pushed the gap to a game-high 29.
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