Demy Rebounders (DRS) edged Revantage Europ (REV) 55-49 in Kehlen after a late swing in a tight Bascol Division 4 game. The hosts started 17-15 thanks to an 8-0 finish to the first quarter: Pedro Fernandes Torres (DRS) strung together five points in a row before Sebastian Hommel (DRS) buried a triple. REV answered with a 12-8 second quarter to take a 27-25 halftime lead, fueled by Elia Moussa (REV) and back-to-back baskets from captain Yazid Benmoussa (REV).
REV then built their biggest margin in the third. Thierno Fall (REV) and Pul Aoun (REV) pushed the gap to +7 at 41-34, with Aoun later adding a three, and the visitors carried a 43-38 edge into the last period. From there, DRS flipped the game. Hommel scored 10 points in the fourth, including three consecutive free throws to trim 42-46 to 45-46, and Fernandes Torres hit a clutch three for 48-46. Paul-Alexandre Rischard (REV) briefly restored a 48-49 lead with a triple, but Hommel tied it at the line (49-49).
A crucial moment followed: Moussa, REV's leading scorer, committed his fifth foul at 49-49 after three quick personal fouls in the quarter and was done. Pauline Hublart (DRS) then delivered the game-winner for 51-49, and DRS closed on a 6-0 run, with Hommel and Amin Huberty (DRS) finishing the job. Notably, DRS also overcame the early fourth-quarter foul-out of starter Ervin Mucevic (DRS).
Top performers: Hommel (DRS) led all scorers with 23 points, including two triples and 10 in the fourth. Fernandes Torres (DRS) added 8 with two threes, Ben Schmitz (DRS) had 7, and Hublart (DRS) scored 5, including the decisive basket. For REV, Moussa posted 22 before fouling out, Fall had 10, and Aoun 10. Coach Hommel's side won the final stretch 13-3, overturning coach Benmoussa's team's earlier seven-point advantage.
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