Amicale Steesel C controlled Telstar Hesperange C 73-59 at holleschb2/terrain 1, retaining first place in M-Division 3 (3-0) and extending their winning streak to three. Telstar (1-2) drops to third and is now on a two-game slide.
The hosts blasted out 8-0 through early strikes by Degutis and back-to-back triples from Sarac (TELC) and Damosevicius (42, LTU), yet Amicale steadied to close Q1 ahead 20-17. The turning point came mid-second quarter: after Telstar built a 30-22 cushion on a Sulski (TELC) three, Amicale answered with a 14-0 run to flip it to 36-30, powered by Meyer (28, 1.87m), Majerus (AMIC) and Nesser (AMIC). Halftime: 41-32 to the visitors.
Telstar's best push came after the break, a 6-0 spurt to 38-41 via Adomenas (TELC). Amicale replied immediately: Meyer sank six consecutive free throws, Melcher (AMIC) added a basket, and after an unsportmanlike on Pakstys (TELC), the gap ballooned to 53-38 and 57-42 after three. In the fourth, the visitors reached their largest lead at 71-47 before Telstar trimmed late behind a Damosevicius triple and two buckets by Mitov (TELC). An unsportmanlike on Kapgen (AMIC) briefly stopped the momentum but did not alter the outcome.
Balanced Amicale scoring made the difference: Nesser 16, Melcher 15, Meyer 15, with Majerus adding 7 before fouling out. Telstar was led by Damosevicius 13 (two triples), Sarac 9 (three triples) and Sulskis 9. From deep, Telstar hit five threes to Amicale's three. Coach Alexandra Lamesch's group managed the swings; Irmantas Jarosas' side could not capitalize on the bright start.
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