Racing Luxembourg B controlled the game in Schieren, winning 61-50 after a fast, authoritative start and steady game management. Black Frogs Schieren opened 5-2, but RACB answered with a decisive 13-0 run to close the first quarter 7-18. The visitors maintained their grip in the second period for 20-35 at halftime. Schieren reacted after the break through Mathieu Beckers and Jayson Toni Cunha, trimming the gap to 36-48 after three. Early in the fourth, RACB pushed the margin to a game-high +17 (37-54, then again 39-56). The Frogs replied with an 8-0 burst - Liam Pablo Teixeira, Mark James Bautista Libang (10), Olivier Mathieu, Bautista Libang again - to 47-56, before RACB closed with five unanswered points from Nicolas Breistroff and Massard.
No three-pointers were made by either team. RACB built the result inside and at the line: 26 two-point field goals and 9 free throws. Schieren answered with 23 two-pointers and 4 free throws.
Top performers
- RACB: captain Nicolas Breistroff (RACB) led with 21 points, Massard added 15 with seven free throws, and Akseli Heikki Virkkunen (12, FIN) scored 12. Timofei Plechko contributed 10, with 8 after halftime. Eliot Thibault Guy Egret (12, FRA) chipped in 3.
- FRO: Cunha (11) had 12, Bautista Libang (10) scored 11, and Beckers (13) added 10. Captain Jo Ferreira opened the scoring and finished with 3.
Coaches Christian Frick (RACB) and Diogo Jesus Lopes (FRO) oversaw two contrasting starts; RACB's early run proved the cushion that held. In the standings, Racing climb to 3rd (+2) at 1-1 and stop a short slide, while Black Frogs fall to 0-3 and remain 4th, now on a three-game losing streak.
(AI generated)