Thionville edged Avanti Mondorf 81-71 after overtime in Mondorf, pulling away with a 14-4 extra period. Coach DEJWOREK Phil's side started fast: up 24-17 after 10 minutes and peaking at 36-20 mid-second quarter. Thionville answered with an 11-0 run to close the half at 38-36, and from there it was a tug-of-war.
Key swings defined the finish. In the fourth, Thionville moved ahead 67-61, but Sven Bartholomey (29, 1.86m) drilled back-to-back threes to force overtime at 67-67. In the extra period, romain t (THI) hit consecutive threes for an 8-0 burst, and Thionville closed the game on a 12-2 stretch.
For Mondorf, Lou Mertens (22, 1.98m) and Uzziah Dawkins (MON) shared top-scoring honors with 14 each; Tim Bartholomey (24, 1.93m) added 12, Joël Wealer (37, 1.94m) 11, and Benni Reichling (30, 1.85m) 10, including the first OT lead at 70-69. Mertens and Wealer both reached four fouls, which weighed on Mondorf's late-game aggression.
Thionville's game-winner was the collective OT surge under coach Roger, powered by romain m (THI) with 20 points overall, supported by yoann (THI) 13, alex (THI) 11 and the pivotal threes from romain t (THI, 9). Earlier, Thionville erased a 16-point deficit, then delivered the decisive blows in overtime.
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