Arantia Larochette C (ARAC) outlasted Résidence Walferdange B (RESB) 83-73 in Larochette, turning an eight-point halftime deficit into a double-digit win with a dominant third quarter.
The game swung wildly early. ARAC surged to 29-19, but RESB replied with 15 unanswered points late in the first quarter, including an eight-point burst from Filip Dukic (34, MNE) with back-to-back threes and a drive. RESB led 42-37 after 10 minutes and added the only points of a defensive second quarter (a Dukic triple) to reach halftime up 45-37.
Coach Sascha Schmit's team flipped the script after the break. From 40-50, ARAC authored a 26-1 avalanche to 66-51, combining Pedro Nunes Jordao's back-to-back threes, steady finishes by Jeff Kirch (44) and free throws plus inside scoring from Alvis Kasteckas (42, LTU). Coach Liviu-Constantin Rusu stopped the game at 53-50, but the run kept rolling. ARAC's largest lead arrived at 74-53 in the fourth; Kirch strung together five straight points in that stretch. Dukic tried to drag RESB back with six consecutive points and a late three, but ARAC managed the margin to the buzzer.
Top scorers ARAC: Kasteckas 24 (Season PPG: 21.88), Nunes Jordao 22 (Season PPG: 16.80), Kirch 19, Sam Brosius 15 (Season PPG: 21.86). RESB: Dukic 31, Liviu-Constantin Rusu 14 (Season PPG: 4.50), Razvan-Alexandru Purice 10, Miguel Gonzalez Vargas 7 (Season PPG: 6.50).
ARAC posts a third straight win and moves to 4th in M-Division 2 (5-3, +1 place). RESB sits 8th at 3-5. Crucial moments: RESB's 15-0 in Q1 and ARAC's decisive 26-1 in Q3; the highest lead was +21 for ARAC.
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