Amicale Steesel C kept top spot in M-Division 3 with a commanding 89-63 win over Racing Luxembourg D at tramsschap/central. The leaders move to 7-0, while Racing (now 5-2) remain second as their five-game winning run ends.
Game evolution
- Q1: Racing started with a Mattia Coghetto (30, ITA) triple, but Amicale replied with a 9-0 burst threes by Maurice Boreiko, Max Meyer (1.87m, Forward) and Christophe Nesser for an 18-15 edge.
- Q2: Racing lived at the line. Coghetto knocked down five free throws in a row to pull back to 22-26, yet Amicale's interior duo Gil Majerus (Season PPG: 13.8) and Maximilien Lamesch (29) steadied it to 40-36 at the break.
- Q3: Trading blows early (Facchetti and Pfeiffenschneider for Racing; Majerus and Meyer for Amicale), captain-coach Ken Konrath (Season PPG: 12.0) strung points from the stripe and the field to push the visitors ahead 61-50.
- Q4: The decisive spell arrived immediately after the restart: Majerus scored four straight, Lamesch added, then Konrath drilled a three and a two for an 11-1 run to 72-51. The surge extended to 22-3, breaking the game open. Coach André Pesch's time-outs couldn't halt the momentum.
Individuals
- Amicale: Konrath led with 23 (5 FT, 6x2P, 2x3P), organizing and finishing. Meyer added 21 with five triples despite navigating four fouls. Majerus powered inside for 18 (nine field goals), Lamesch 14 (six 2P). Nesser hit two threes; Boreiko and Bob Welbes chipped in.
- Racing: Coghetto posted 26 (9 FT, 7x2P, 1x3P), repeatedly drawing contact. Matteo Facchetti (29, ITA) and Marc Pfeiffenschneider (34) added 12 each, while Luca Cedrati (Season PPG: 1.67) hit a late three.
Numbers that mattered
- Amicale buried 10 triples to Racing's 6 and combined inside-out scoring to stretch each quarter. Racing made 17 free throws but couldn't match the visitors' shot-making in the half-court.
- Notable sequences: Amicale's 9-0 in Q1 and the 22-3 knockout run in Q4. Racing's best spell was that string of Coghetto free throws in Q2.
Amicale remain unbeaten with six wins in a row coming into the game and one more added; Racing stay second in the standings. Coach Ken Konrath's group controlled tempo and spacing; Racing fought but ran out of answers in the final period.
(AI generated)