EY Luxembourg took a close 82-77 road win in Kehlen after controlling the middle of the game and then surviving a late Demy Rebounders push.
DRS opened better at 17-14. Ben Schmitz (DRS) set the tone early and closed the first quarter with 8 straight points, including two 3-pointers, after EYL had moved ahead 14-9. The game changed in the second period: from 24-18 for DRS, EYL answered with a 22-6 stretch to reach halftime in front, 40-30. Noa Duriez (EYL) and Joel Pires (EYL) were important in that swing, while Andrea Pinilla Lozano (EYL) also kept the pressure on.
The third quarter gave EYL its strongest control. Duriez scored repeatedly from outside and inside, Valts Pipars (EYL) added perimeter scoring, and Nouradine Babakar Diaye Ameth (EYL) stayed efficient around the basket. The visitors pushed the gap to 66-47 late in the quarter and later 70-50, their highest lead at 20 points.
DRS did not fade. Pauline Hublart (DRS) gave the comeback real life with 10 fourth-quarter points, and Schmitz plus Pedrag Cavor (DRS) kept attacking. After trailing 70-50, DRS got back to 70-76, then Sebastian Hommel (DRS) hit back-to-back 3-pointers for 76-80. In the final sequence, EYL stayed composed: Pires converted two free throws for 82-76, enough to secure the result.
Top scorers were Hommel with 25, Schmitz 23 and Cavor 18 for DRS; Duriez led EYL with 22, followed by Babakar Diaye Ameth 17, Pipars 13 and Pinilla Lozano 11. Cavor's foul trouble mattered late, as he fouled out after picking up a technical in the third quarter.
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