Racing Luxembourg D controlled Telstar Hesperange B 66-38 in the MDivision 3 championship round at tramsschap/central, building steadily across all quarters (10-7; 18-12; 16-9; 22-10). After an even start with early threes from Alexandros PERAKIS (RACD) and Ioannis PAPOULIDIS (TELB), Racing edged ahead 10-7 in Q1. The game tilted in Q2: an unsportsmanlike foul on Carlos FABREGA gave RACD momentum, with Mattia COGHETTO (RACD) sinking two free throws in a row, and Racing stretched the gap to 28-19 at halftime.
Q3 featured RACD's perimeter punch PERAKIS hit from deep and COGHETTO added a triple while André PESCH (Season PPG: 8.2) and Jussi JAATINEN scored inside, pushing the margin to 44-28. Telstar's offense never found rhythm, hurt by foul trouble on PAPOULIDIS (four fouls). In Q4, Coach PESCH's group closed the door with a 17-4 surge capped at 66-36, the night's largest lead (+30), despite Telstar's two time-outs. PESCH had back-to-back baskets, and PERAKIS added two free throws in a row to seal it.
Top performers RACD: COGHETTO (RACD) led with 20, PERAKIS (RACD) added 15 including three 3-pointers, and PESCH scored 14. Support came from WANG (5), JAATINEN (6) and a timely bucket by AKPEUBI. TELB: PAPOULIDIS (TELB) had 9 (opening three), David PARISI (TELB) 8, and Joao Guilherme IATAROLA MATTENBERGER (TELB) 7.
In the table, Racing jumps to 2nd (+4), riding a threegame winning streak. Telstar B remains 10th and is still searching for its first win after four straight losses. Coach PERIDIS will look for cleaner execution after the costly Q2 swing.
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