Racing Luxembourg C overturned a slow start to beat Black Star Mersch B 73-61 in the MDivision 1 championship round at tramsschap/central. The visitors burst out 7-0 and controlled the first period 22-14 behind early triples from Brian O'Neill and Charel Weis. Racing steadied before halftime (34-38), then flipped the momentum in the third as Guido Mori and Sofiane Bah chipped away and Edoardo Cappelli's late three-point play set a 53-50 edge after 30 minutes. The game pivoted on a 9-0 run to open the fourth (55-50 to 62-50), capped by a three from Harri Tapani Hämäläinen (46, FIN), who later buried two more from deep in a row to keep Mersch at arm's length. Racing's largest lead reached 17 (73-56).
For the hosts, Miguel Llevenes Martinez (16) hit three triples and set the tone after the break, Hämäläinen added 9 (all in the fourth), Mori scored 13 with timely free throws, while Bah contributed 10. Drini Manjani (9) absorbed a third-quarter technical but answered with key buckets early in the fourth.
Black Star had two clear scoring leaders: Weis (34, 1.85m) poured in 22 with four threes, and O'Neill added 18 on five makes from beyond the arc; Dan Mathes (9) and Erik Daling (6) supplemented the perimeter threat. After their bright start, the visitors struggled to generate inside answers once Racing's defense tightened.
In the standings, Racing climbs to 7th (+3) and strings back-to-back wins after two opening losses. Black Star sits 11th and remains winless (0-4), their fourth consecutive defeat under coach Lisa Hilges. Coach Tom Muller's side managed the game's evolution better after halftime, controlling the decisive minutes.
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Racing Luxembourg C 
Black Star Mersch B 
