Sparta Bertrange edged Résidence Walferdange 100-94 at atert/central in a game that swung late. Sparta led 26-25 after 10 minutes behind early threes from Max Logelin and Victor Stein, but Résidence, riding John Clark Slajchert's drives and Brendan Bailey's perimeter touch, flipped it to 52-55 at half. The visitors kept a narrow cushion through the third (75-79) as Oliver Vujakovic chipped in from deep.
The fourth quarter belonged to Sparta. Jarvis Terrill Williams opened with 3 points in two trips, Logelin drilled a triple for 81-81, and the hosts strung together a 10-0 run to 85-81. An unsportsmanlike foul on Tom Schomer gave Sparta more control; Williams added free throws and Victor Chidi Iwuakor scored for 91-83. Résidence rallied as Slajchert and Bailey cut it to 93-91 and, after Bailey's fifth three, 96-94. In the final sequence, Vujakovic was whistled for a disqualifying foul and coach Rainer Kloss received a bench technical; Williams calmly sank three free throws to finish it. In a close game, Williams and Logelin were the game winners.
Sparta's efficiency at the stripe (27/35, 77% good) and inside (26/44, 59% good), plus the extra possessions 11 offensive rebounds to 5 and a 15-8 turnover edge under coach Karl Abou Khalil made the difference despite a 7/21 night from three.
Individuals
- Sparta: Logelin (30 pts, 4/7 3P; Season PPG: 16.62, RPG: 5.50, AssPG: 3.22) set the tone among the locals. Williams (28 pts, 10/10 FT; Season PPG: 25.62, RPG: 5.94, AssPG: 2.44) closed it at the line, and Iwuakor (20 pts, 5/5 FT, 7 reb, 3 stl; Season PPG: 17.55, RPG: 9.93, AssPG: 1.27) added impact at both ends. Lennart Holsten went a perfect 4/4 on twos for 10.
- Résidence: Slajchert (32 pts, 12/14 2P, 8/8 FT; Season PPG: 26.17, RPG: 5.00, AssPG: 3.38) and Bailey (29 pts, 5/7 3P; Season PPG: 22.75, RPG: 9.85, AssPG: 1.38; 28 years, 2.03m, USA) led the imports, while Vujakovic (22 pts; Season PPG: 16.80, RPG: 7.64, AssPG: 3.36) contributed before his late ejection. As a team, Résidence shot 90% at the line (18/20, excellent) and 60% on twos.
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