AS Soleuvre won a close friendly in tramsschap/central, beating Racing Luxembourg 98-90 after controlling the middle of the game.
The first quarter stayed balanced at 24-24. Racing had early answers through Samuel Rehak (18, 1.84m, SVK) and Malcolm Wesley Richardson (32, 1.86m, USA), but Soleuvre kept pace and Christian Parker (SOL) closed the period strongly.
The game shifted in the second quarter. From 24-24, Soleuvre produced an 11-2 stretch to reach 35-26, with Gerald Drumgoole (SOL) and Davide Grun (26, 1.86m) driving the offense. Racing reduced the gap several times, but Coach Eric Bettini's team still went into halftime up 54-47. An important moment for Racing was the loss of captain Jeff Keller to a disqualifying foul in the second period.
Racing briefly came back after the break and tied the game at 58-58. That was the key turning point. Soleuvre immediately answered with a major 22-3 run, moving from 58-58 to 80-61. Drumgoole was on a roll in that phase, and Grun hit back-to-back threes. Soleuvre's biggest lead reached 23 points at 87-64 late in the third.
Coach Adam Radomirovic's side reacted well in the last quarter, winning it 23-11. Racing cut the margin to 98-90, but the gap from the third quarter was too large.
Drumgoole led Soleuvre with 32 points, Parker added 23, Grun had 22, and Sandro Sana Sanchez Gomes Junior (22, PRT) scored 14. For Racing, Rehak finished with 22, Richardson 19, Angelo Caruso (20, 1.87m, ITA) 18, and Leo Backes 13. Soleuvre also lost Grun to a disqualifying foul in the fourth quarter.
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