Racing Luxembourg B overturned a halftime deficit to win 69-59 at Basket Esch B in a game that swung decisively after the break. The visitors edged the first quarter 18-15, but Esch reacted with their best stretch in the second. Ruben Vidal (21, 1.82m) ignited the hosts, drilling back-to-back threes and scoring 8 quick points as Esch built a 37-29 lead and reached the interval up 38-33.
Early in the third, Esch still seemed in control at 46-37 after a triple and a layup from Jules Frédéric Neuen (23) plus another Vidal three. Then the momentum flipped: Racing stitched together a 15-0 run, sparked by Giorgio Riboldi (36, 1.80m, ITA) with five points in a row, while Xavier Engel (Season PPG: 15.8) and Mathieu Gillardin (34, 2.05m) added key baskets and free throws. Even three quick fouls in succession by Yann Fux (35) didn't stall the surge, and Racing led 54-50 after 30 minutes.
Coach Pit Schneider's team stretched the gap to +10 (60-50) early in the fourth. Esch still had a punch: Vidal nailed his fifth three to trim it to 59-62. In the decisive minute, the game winners were Riboldi who scored again in traffic and at the line and Engel, calm on two free throws, as Racing closed on a 7-0 run to seal it.
Esch relied heavily on the perimeter (10 made threes). Vidal led with 19, Neuen added 15 but fouled out late, a blow to the hosts' comeback hopes. Laurent Tousch (25) chipped in 9; Jérémy Fischbach (20) had 6 and also fouled out; Antoine Kohn (Season PPG: 11.8) scored 5.
For Racing, Riboldi and Gillardin paced with 14 each, Engel scored 12, and Nicolas Muller (30, 1.97m) provided 8 important points. Nicolas Arendt (Season PPG: 5.6) added 6, Fux 5.
Racing climbs to 1st (+1) at 5-0 and extends its winning streak to five. Esch sits 6th and has now dropped two straight. Coach Franck Meriguet's men had the game within one possession late, but Racing's composure and late-game execution made the difference.
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