Basket Esch C overturned a 15-point second-half deficit to beat Musel Pikes C 72-61 in Stadtbredimus, climbing to 1st place in MDivision 2 (51). Musel (now 11th, 14) had built the game's first major cushion with a dominant 239 second quarter for 4231 at halftime, powered by a 165 surge to close the period.
Out of the break, KLAUNER Sven (MUSC) drilled backtoback threes and scored 6 in a row to push the lead to 4833, Musel's largest of the night. Esch steadied before the decisive fourth quarter. At 5857 for Musel, Coach Raoul Burg's group strung together a 150 run built on composure at the line: CIMINO Antoni (Season PPG: 11.00) sank four free throws, MARSCHAL Darren (Season PPG: 15.80) added three more across multiple trips, BURG Raoul (Season PPG: 6.67) chipped in, SOWA Yann (LALC) hit a key three, and Noah Jacques KAMBALA (Season PPG: 18.83) capped it at 5872. MUSC's late three only trimmed the final margin. In that stretch, MAIORANO Jonah (MUSC) committed three personal fouls in quick succession, stalling any comeback.
Esch's scoring spine was balanced but headlined by KAMBALA's 21. Support arrived from MARSCHAL (11), CIMINO (10) and BURG (9), with SOWA's fourthquarter triple a momentum shot. DAVID Pit added 9. For Musel, the core replied through Christian HEINESCH (Season PPG: 9.60) with 10, NEVZAT DZUDZEVIC (Season PPG: 7.20) with 10, KLAUNER's 13 and KRZYSTOF RADZIMSKI (POL) on 9, while Max KREUTZ chipped 8. An unsportsmanlike on Paul HEINESCH in Q3 coincided with Esch's shift in rhythm.
Quarter swings told the story: Musel's 239 in Q2 answered by Esch's 194 in Q4. The visitors' highest lead reached +14 (5872) after trailing by as many as 15, underlining their lategame control for a statement road win and top spot.
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