Telstar Hesperange edged Phoenix 63-57 in a tight friendly at holleschb2/central. The visitors burst to 1-7, but Telstar closed the first quarter 15-12. Phoenix flipped the momentum in Q2 behind Dany Deaibes' mini-run and free throws, while Loïc Wohl answered with multiple threes; Phoenix nevertheless reached halftime up 35-36. The third swung Telstar's way: Max Klepper scored two baskets in a row during a 6-0 spell, Jamie Kappler added a three and Tom Roden hit back-to-back twos for the largest lead of the night, 48-40, before 49-45 after three.
Early in Q4, Phoenix captain Joseph Zeidan drilled a three and added a two for 49-50, and after Wohl's reply from deep (52-50) François Tegho pushed Phoenix back in front 52-54. Coach Pit Meintz's side reset out of a timeout and Roden struck a key three (55-54). The finish was decided at the line: Jordan Kaboth calmly sank four straight free throws, and Kappler added four more without a miss to complete an 8-3 closing run. Phoenix's Tony Alkhoury (12 pts) fouled out after two quick whistles in the fourth, while Telstar also finished without Klepper.
For Telstar's local core, Kappler (13) led the scoring, Wohl (12) hit four triples including the go-ahead in Q4, Klepper (10) carried a big stretch in the third, and captain Tom Roden (8) provided the late three. Support came from Alec Goedert (6) and the 16-year-old Italian guard Raffaele Santi (6). Kaboth's 6 points all came from the stripe in crunch time.
Phoenix's main threats were from the other unit: Zeidan (11) sparked the fourth-quarter surge, Alkhoury (12) was productive inside before foul trouble, Tegho (10, 36) was steady at the line, with Charbel Maroun (9, LBN) and Deaibes (7) adding key moments despite an early technical. Highest leads: Telstar +8 (48-40), Phoenix +6 (1-7). Telstar Hesperange were the winners in a close game.
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