Racing Luxembourg B pulled away from T71 Dudelange C, 85-60, in the M-U14 Division 5 Phase finale at grimler/terrain2. The opening period was tight (14-13 RACB), but the game flipped in a decisive second quarter won 29-13 by the visitors. A 16-0 burst spanning the middle of the quarter powered by Levi Balde, captain Nicolas Breistroff and Lucas Robert Kampe stretched the gap from 15-16 to 32-15. RACB led 43-26 at halftime, extended control 20-14 in the third, and reached a highest lead of 39 (83-44) before T71C closed with a 14-0 run to the final score.
Balde (12) paced RACB with 29 points, opening the game with back-to-back baskets and staying aggressive through the second and fourth quarters. Breistroff added 22 while managing foul trouble, Timofei Plechko chipped in 12, and Kampe (13, DEU) supplied 10 and timely finishes during the key surge. Notably, no three-pointers were recorded; both sides did their damage inside and at the line.
For T71C, Levi Neil Ten Besch (13) delivered 31 points, carrying the offense with repeated mid-game bursts including six straight team points late in the third and added late scoring from the stripe and in traffic. Dany Teixeira Mendes scored 8, Tomas Fernandes 7 and Louis Simon 6.
Coach Christian Frick's team climbs to first place in the Phase finale (2-0, ranking gain +2) and is now on a three-game winning streak. Coach Paul Hulten's T71C sits fifth (0-2), a setback coming after two straight wins in their recent form.
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