T71 Dudelange B controlled Kordall Steelers B 83-72 in M-Division 2 (round-robin Aller). The hosts edged a lively first quarter 26-24 and kept a slim 42-38 cushion at halftime. After the break, Paulo Melanda's side created daylight: Len Guedes (18, 1.75m) poured in 8 points in the third, and Noah Jeitz (18, 1.84m) strung together three straight baskets for a personal 6-0 that pushed it to 60-44. Jackson Sivills' Steelers answered through Noah Zucca (22, 1.90m), who scored seven consecutive points to cut it to 60-51, but T71 still closed the period at 65-55 and later reached a game-high +17 (80-63). Kordall closed with a 9-3 burst, capped by a late Zucca three, but the gap remained.
Standouts for T71: Karim Chakir (18) led with 21, including three straight makes early in the fourth and a calm trip at the line. Guedes added 17, Jeitz 13, and Rafael Costa Farinha (18, PRT) 12, while Pol Becker (19) chipped in 7 and opened the second quarter with a three.
For Kordall, Zucca signed a game-high 29 with an inside-out display. Captain Raphael Felix Kemmer (Season PPG: 10.0) followed with 17 and steady free throws, with support from Michal Robert DruzD (17, POL) 10 and David Alexandre Moreno Borges Querido (20, PRT) 8. Yanis Attamny (20, FRA) was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul late in the fourth.
Form and table: T71 climb to 2nd in the standings (+2) and have won two of their last three (win, loss, win). Kordall remain 5th and are on back-to-back defeats (win, loss, loss).
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