Black Frogs Schieren C edged T71 Dudelange C, 67-64, in a tense finish at Schieren. The visitors started better (15-17 after Q1), but the game flipped in the second quarter: FROC strung together a 10-0 run from 20-21 to 30-21 (sparked by Liu, Entringer and a three from Jerry Valente) to reach halftime up 40-29, their largest lead (+11).
T71 chipped away in the third (54-47 after Q3) and then rode a burst from Karim Chakir (18) in the fourth. Chakir poured in 8 straight points to bring it to 62-59, and a further basket by Laurent Schmitz cut it to 62-61. In the decisive sequence, Black Frogs answered: Bob Hirt calmly hit four consecutive free throws and added a layup, and Liu Janssen split at the line for 67-61. Chakir's late three fixed the final margin, but the hosts saw it out. In a close game, Hirt and Liu were the game winners.
Top performers FROC: Liu Janssen led with 18, Hirt added 13 and crucial late points, while Tanguy Labatut and Max Rehlinger chipped in 8 each; Valente (Season PPG: 6.0) hit a key triple in the second-quarter surge. Angelo Possing (season max 27) fouled out in the closing minutes, yet FROC held firm.
Top performers T71C: Chakir erupted for 33 and carried the fourth quarter, Luc Reuter added 11 and Schmitz 9. Aldin Kocan (45, SVN) fouled out after two quick personals in the last stretch, which coincided with FROC's clinching run.
Game flow notes: FROC's second-quarter 10-0 swing built the platform; T71 answered with a 6-0 spurt late to get within one. Hirt scored four in a row from the line in crunch time. There was also a string of T71 fouls in the 9th minute of Q4 that handed the hosts repeated trips to the line.
Standings impact: Black Frogs jump to 2nd (+3), T71 drop to 4th (-1). Form-wise, FROC have now won two straight after a two-game skid; T71 are on a two-game slide following three wins. Player-coach Jerry Valente guided the finish for FROC, while Paulo Melanda's side pushed hard but ran out of time.
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Black Frogs Schieren C 
T71 Dudelange C 
