Gréngewald Hueschtert C edged Bascharage Hedgehogs B 76-69 in Bascharage after a late surge flipped a tight fourth quarter. The visitors controlled the first half in small waves an 8-0 run in the second quarter pushed them to 35-27, and they reached the break up 39-34. Nicolas Schaefer's team reset after halftime: Bascharage outscored GREC 21-13 in the third behind timely perimeter shots from Fábio Teixeira Ribeiro (four triples overall) and a strong stretch by Teodor Lukic (18 years, 1.86m), who strung together five points in a row to make it 48-45. The hosts entered the last 10 minutes ahead 55-52.
The fourth swung repeatedly. Chris Jay Reding came off the bench with two big threes, and Luigi Garofoli added another to build Bascharage's largest lead of the night at 68-64. From there Craig Forde (32, IRL) and Pierre Adrien Grange took over: they combined for an 8-0 burst to move GREC ahead 72-68, then Grange and Mathieu Franco sealed it as the visitors closed on a 12-1 finish. In that closing span, Lukic committed two personal fouls in a row, blunting Bascharage's momentum.
Top scorers: for Bascharage, Tristan Hugues Heilmann led with 19 (including an early 3/3 at the line), while Lukic added 17 and Teixeira Ribeiro 12 from deep; Reding (6) and Almada Wilson da Silva (8) helped keep the offense balanced. For Gréngewald, Grange delivered 20 and Forde 19 with key midrange finishes; Franco chipped 11, while Georgios Konstantinidis and Leonidas Grigoriadis added nine each.
GREC's biggest lead was eight in the first half; BASB's reached five in the third and again at 55-50 before the final quarter's swings. Craig Forde's late-game choices paid off, while Bascharage's bench scoring nearly turned the tide.
Form and table context: Bascharage's slide extends to four straight losses. Gréngewald halted a two-game skid and climbs to 6th (ranking gain: +4), pushing Bascharage to 7th in a crowded mid-table. In a game decided in the final minutes, Forde and Grange were the game winners.
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