Racing Luxembourg C controlled proceedings in Dreiborn, beating Musel Pikes B 85-59 in the MDivision 1 championship round. The start was balanced, with Chris Dentzer (MUSB) catching fire early: he scored nine consecutive points for the hosts in the first quarter, including a triple and two trips to the line, but Racing answered consistently through Guido Mori and Sofiane Amadou Bah to lead 24-17 after 10 minutes.
The second quarter broke the game open. Racing strung together an 8-0 burst to 37-21, then Mathieu Delaplace drilled a three as the visitors pushed the margin to 48-29 at halftime. Musel tried to respond after the break with threes from Dentzer and Yann Herrmann, yet Mori kept finding seams and Delaplace added another long-range strike; Racing's largest lead reached +23 at 60-37 before the third ended 64-44.
Shot profile underlined the difference: Racing piled up 35 two-point field goals (70 points inside the arc) and added three triples, while Musel managed 15 twos but did earn a 14-6 edge at the free-throw line. Racing closed it out calmly in the fourth, with Delaplace hitting his third three and Bah adding late points despite navigating four personals.
Top performers Racing: Mori 20 (47, ITA), Delaplace 19 with three triples, Bah 17, Drini Manjani 11. Musel: Dentzer 22 (three threes, 7/1P), Eric Steffen 14 (33, 1.83m), Herrmann 8, Flix Fechter 7. Coaches: Tom Muller (RACC) and Philippe Steffen (MUSB).
Streaks and table: Racing halt a twogame slide and climb to 3rd (12), while Musel slip to backtoback losses and stand 5th (12).
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