Arantia Larochette C controlled the fourth quarter to defeat Kordall Steelers B, 87-78, after a game of pronounced swings. ARAC jumped out 4-0 behind Alvis Kasteckas and closed the first period at 26-19, helped by back-to-back threes from Pedro Nunes Jordao late in the quarter. Kordall answered with their best stretch before halftime: from 42-37, an 8-0 run capped by Ulryc Marchand's free throws sent them to the break up 44-45.
The third quarter belonged to ARAC's guards. Nunes Jordao (Season PPG: 21.44) nailed two triples to erase the deficit, Xu Lin added consecutive baskets, and Kasteckas closed the period with a personal 5-0 that restored a 68-63 cushion. Coach Sascha Schmit's side then opened the last quarter with a decisive 9-0 burst (up to 77-63), their largest lead at +14, and never looked back despite Kordall's late makes from Ermin Babic and Raphael Kemmer.
Kasteckas (42, LTU) delivered a commanding 37 points, repeatedly getting to the line, while Nunes Jordao added 31 with five three-pointers. Lin chipped in 9 and the young Maximilien Nuss (16, 1.83m) contributed 8 important points. For Kordall, Babic (Season PPG: 22.13) led with 21, Kemmer (Season PPG: 13.58) had 16, and Anderson Alix Borbon (32, 1.88m) added 16. Kordall's second-quarter surge featured scoring in rows from Djessi Fernandes da Conceicao and Marchand at the stripe, but ARAC's perimeter answers in the third and the early fourth-quarter run decided it.
Notable foul notes: Nunes Jordao and Li Dong finished on four fouls each, as did Babic and Borbon, yet all stayed on the floor. Coach Antonio Alexandre Bento Dos Reis Pires' timeouts slowed but didn't flip the late momentum.
In the standings, ARAC climbs two spots to 6th, while KDSB remains 7th. The result snaps ARAC's two-game slide; Kordall is now on a three-game losing streak.
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