Racing Luxembourg B controlled Rebound Préizerdaul 70-50 at Tramsschap/Central in the Phase finale round-robin opener. The hosts set the tone early (16-12) and broke the game open with a dominant second quarter (26-14), powered by an 18-4 burst midway through the period. Coach Ilija Kalajdzic's side led 42-26 at the break and then clamped down defensively, holding PRE to just 7 points in the third to stretch the cushion beyond twenty. PRE edged the last frame 16-17, but the gap never shrank to single digits; the largest lead reached 20.
Bartosz Jan Olejnik (Season PPG: 13.92) was relentless inside with 30 points, repeatedly scoring in strings during the decisive second and steadying RACB in the third. Doruk Ege Kurtes (Season PPG: 6.77) added 21, while Shining Li (Season PPG: 5.29) chipped in 7. Notably, RACB did all their damage without a made three; the same was true for PRE every one of the 120 combined points came from 1s and 2s.
For PRE, 15-year-old captain Elmir Pjevic (Season PPG: 26.1) battled to 17 points but was hampered by early foul trouble, picking up three personals in the first quarter. Hanan Ahmic (Season PPG: 10.0) followed with 13, and Evan Simo Djoko (PRE) added 10. Coach Jérôme Lefèvre's team found a rhythm only in spurts, most notably at the start of Q4, but RACB repeatedly answered.
The result reshapes the early table: Racing Luxembourg B jump to first (2 pts), while Rebound Préizerdaul sit second. It's also back-to-back wins for RACB after a five-game skid, while PRE slide to a three-game losing streak. Of note, the previous meeting this season was a PRE win by forfeit; on court, RACB took this one convincingly.
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