Erfurt won 86-61 after a game that stayed competitive for three quarters. Racing Luxembourg were down 12-20 after the first period, then responded with a steadier second quarter and went into halftime at 29-35. The key Racing stretch came just after the break: Malcolm Wesley Richardson (32, 1.86m, USA) and Jeff Keller (24, 2.03m) helped level the score at 35-35 and 41-41, and Samuel Rehak (18, 1.84m, SVK) gave Racing their best moment with a 3-pointer for 44-41.
That phase forced Erfurt to react. Bacak (ERF) answered with 6 points in a short sequence, and Erfurt rebuilt momentum through Watkins (ERF), Emelifeonwu (ERF) and Radefeld (ERF). Racing still remained close at 54-58 after the third quarter, and Angelo Caruso (20, 1.87m, ITA) cut it to 56-58 early in the fourth.
From there, the game changed sharply. Erfurt produced a 7-0 run to move to 65-56, while Racing scored only 7 points in the last quarter. The away side then finished with an 11-0 run from 75-61 to the final 86-61, which became the highest lead of the game.
Richardson led Racing with 19 points despite 4 fouls. Rehak added 9, Keller had 7, while Kley Cirikovic (22, 1.93m, MNE) and Jayson Stemper (24, 2.04m) scored 6 each. Racing's production was concentrated in the starting group, which delivered 42 of the 61 points.
Erfurt had the more balanced attack and the deeper rotation. Bacak (ERF) finished with 16 points, Watkins (ERF) and Emelifeonwu (ERF) had 12 each, and Radefeld (ERF) plus Fotso-Sighom (ERF) added 9 each. Bench scoring also leaned clearly to Erfurt, 45-19.
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