Racing Luxembourg controlled BC Mess 63-31 in the W-Coupe FLBB éliminatoire in Mondercange. RAC struck first through Jil Mathis (3) and closed the opening period up 18-5. Mess reacted after the break between quarters with a 6-0 burst Chiara Reuland from deep and Lynn Thilges from three to 11-18, before Racing answered decisively with a 20-2 run to halftime (38-13).
RAC's lead kept growing after the interval and peaked at +40 (59-19) early in the fourth. Mess finished with a 12-4 spell Noémie Schammo, Reuland, Mara Thein from three and Thilges to the final score.
Top scorers RAC: Mathis 15 (four triples, set the tone), Estelle Sand 13 and Olivia Hoffmann (1.85m, 28) 13, who added back-to-back baskets twice (Q2, Q4). Lynn Konsbruck had 5, while Juliana De Sousa Coelho (29, PRT) 4 and Charlotte Pascale Loaso (27, FRA) 2 supplemented the locals' production.
For Mess, Thilges (27, 1.74m) led with 13, including two FTs in a row in Q1 and a late three, but picked up her third and fourth fouls on consecutive plays in the last quarter. Schammo 5, Reuland 5, Thein 5 and Caroline Pantaleoni 3 followed. Among the non-Luxembourg players, Jordane Pyee (16, FRA) and Maëlle Schillings (16, BEL) featured.
Notable sequences: Bormann (RAC) and Jackie Diederich each sank two free throws in succession. Coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis's side managed the runs; Coach Joao Carlos Santiago stopped play early (5' Q1, 7' Q2) to adjust.
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