Racing Luxembourg B controlled North Fox 76-61 at lux gare, building the win through steady quarter-to-quarter separation: 19-16, 12-11, 21-18 and 24-16. The game tilted late in the first period. Down 6-12 after a burst by Marvin Carvalho, RACB closed the quarter on a 13-4 run capped by Nick Wallers at the line and in transition.
FOX briefly steadied in the second frame despite an early unsportsmanlike on Philip Johanns, but a Wallers free-throw sequence and inside scores from Luca Schmit kept RACB in front at halftime (31-27). The decisive stretch came after the break: with the score 33-31, RACB strung together a 10-0 run Wallers (Season PPG: 16.40) sank two free throws, then Alkis Chatzis (17, GRC) hit a three, added a two and completed the and-one, before Arthur Lamidiaux (Season PPG: 8.60) finished at the rim to make it 43-31. FOX answered through Carvalho, who had a personal flurry in Q3, but never got closer than seven.
Wallers, just 15, was the standout with 30 points, mixing half-court creation with frequent trips to the stripe. Schmit (Season PPG: 7.83) and Raphaël Julien Mathieu Vander Straeten (17, BEL) added 11 each, while Chatzis chipped in 8 and timely playmaking. Raul Calderon Ramos (Season PPG: 9.43) provided 7.
For FOX, Carvalho (Season PPG: 12.17, 1.91m) led with 20, including a first-quarter run of three straight field goals. Nils Rob (Season PPG: 15.83) had 13 before fouling out in the fourth, a blow to FOX's late push. Raphael Johan Nkoa (Season PPG: 17.33, 1.81m) scored 10, and Fynn Schlechter (Season PPG: 9.00) added 8.
Coach Nicolae Predescu's group reached a game-high +15 (74-59, final 76-61) and remains unbeaten in Phase 2, now on a five-game winning streak. FOX stays top of the table at 2-1, with RACB up to 2nd (ranking gain +2) at 2-0. Coach Charel Linden's side saw momentum swing on that third-quarter 10-0 run and Rob's late foul-out.
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