Racing Luxembourg controlled the game from the opening tip and won 79-62 at esch/ho3. Coach Hristo Stoykov's starters set the tone: Julian Klimkowski hit two early triples and, despite an unsportsmanlike foul (U2) midway through the first, RAC closed the quarter 28-17, capped by a 9-0 run to 13-26 highlighted by back-to-back two-pointers from Oskar Berger. Basket Esch, guided by Dejan Pavlovic, steadied in the second behind Benjamin Muller (12; Season PPG: 14.00), Noah Kouamedjouo (13; Season PPG: 8.50) and Melvin Pereira Furtado (8; Season PPG: 6.83), trimming the gap to 37-44 at halftime.
The third remained balanced. Kyan Braunshausen (10; Season PPG: 6.43) knocked down a three and Muller added another from deep, but RAC always had an answer: Berger (19; Season PPG: 10.60) and Louis Cocard (10; Season PPG: 12.00) kept the cushion at 56-65. Early in the fourth, RAC delivered the decisive 6-0 burst (Sarunas Sulcas 2, Berger 2, Yair Portal Levav 2FT) to 56-71, and later matched the night's largest lead at +17 on Stefan Stoykov's late triple.
RAC's scoring was well-spread: Stoykov (15; Season PPG: 19.83), Sulcas (14; 17, LTU), Berger's efficient interior work, and timely contributions from Cocard and Portal Levav (5; Season PPG: 10.71). For Esch, Kouamedjouo's drives, Muller's shot-making and Braunshausen's perimeter touches led the way, with Jamie Zuang (6; 17) battling through foul trouble.
Racing climbs to first place in the championship round (+2), extending their winning run to six straight across recent outings. Basket Esch sits fourth. Highest lead: 17 points for RAC. Notable sequences: RAC 9-0 in Q1; 6-0 to open Q4. An early U2 on Klimkowski did not shift the momentum. Coach Stoykov's group managed game tempo and answers at every Esch push.
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