Telstar Hesperange D edged Avanti Mondorf B 65-62 in a close M-Division 3 championship-round game on Terrain 2. The game swung on runs: Telstar strung a 7-0 burst to 13-6 in the first period, but Mondorf closed that quarter with an 8-0 reply to lead 16-15. Telstar then controlled the second, 18-7, to take a 33-23 halftime cushion.
After the break Mondorf chipped away, only for Telstar to build the night's largest lead at 50-37 thanks to an 8-0 tear, with Alec Paul Jacques Goedert scoring three straight baskets. The fourth quarter turned into a shootout: Mondorf answered with an 8-0 run (triples by Arthur Ladonet and Jeffrey Neyen, then Félicien Ragot) to 54-54 and later went up 59-56. Telstar responded with six straight (Goedert, Christophe Thil, Denis Pleimling) for 62-59. Ladonet (15, FRA) tied it from deep, before Thil (Season PPG: 8.71) hit the game-winning three for 65-62.
Top performers
- Telstar: Goedert 22 (Season PPG: 15.67), dominant inside; Thil 16, including 5 late points and the winner; Pleimling (30, 1.86 m) 11 off the bench; Pascal Wohl 7 (Season PPG: 7.71); Daniel Wolf 7.
- Mondorf: Jonathan Maximilian Daiminger (19, DEU) 16 with a steady two-point attack; Ladonet 15 with two clutch threes; Ragot 12 (Season PPG: 7.00); Neyen 8 (Season PPG: 3.67); Kim Majerus 7 (Season PPG: 5.14).
Coach Daniel Wolf's team kept composure late, while coach Jeffrey Neyen's group authored several timely runs but couldn't complete the comeback.
Form and standings: Telstar halt a five-game slide and climb to 7th (+2). Mondorf's skid reaches four straight defeats; they are 5th (+3).
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