T71 Dudelange edged Résidence Walferdange 74-69 in a tight M-U14 Division 1 game that swung multiple times. Résidence exploded out of the blocks behind captain Kasparas Voska (13, LTU), building a 19-5 lead and finishing Q1 up 24-19. T71 regrouped in the second quarter: Ben Kloos (13), Pol Guedes (13) and captain Noah Baseggio (13) drove a 14-21 period to take a 40-38 advantage at the break.
The game tilted further T71's way with an 8-0 run to open Q3 (38-48). Stefans Grandovskis (12, LVA) hit two threes to steady Résidence, but key scorer Gaël Dos Santos Antonio (13, BEL) picked up two quick personals and fouled out before the end of the third, leaving the hosts down 49-56.
T71's cushion reached 53-62 early in Q4, then Résidence answered with a 10-0 surge. Voska poured in eight consecutive points in that span, his free throws nudging Résidence back in front 63-62 with four minutes left. From there it was a shootout: Ivan Barbic (12, HRV) and Kloos traded blows with Voska and Joaquym Questier (12, BEL). With the score 69-70, Guedes delivered the decisive blows, scoring back-to-back baskets to close it out 69-74 for T71.
Top performers
- Résidence: Voska 30 (including that eight-point burst in Q4); Dos Santos Antonio 14 before fouling out; Grandovskis 11 with two timely threes; Questier 6 late.
- T71: Kloos 16; Guedes 14, including the game-winning sequence; Finn Crelot (13) 9 and a key fourth-quarter bucket despite an early U1; Baseggio 9; Barbic 8 with important scores in the last period.
Coach Alain Schaeffer's rotation weathered Résidence's early storm and the late push, while Steve Stéphane Alexandre's side fought back hard but felt the absence of Dos Santos in crunch time. In the standings, T71 climb to 1st (+2) and extend their streak to three wins in a row; Résidence drop to 2nd after three straight wins to start their season.
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