Sparta Bertrange B controlled the key moments to beat Black Star Mersch B 64-55 in the MDivision 1 championship round. The hosts jumped to 20-10 in the first quarter, but Black Star answered with a 7-0 burst (Rodesch 2+1, Weis 2+2) to briefly take the lead at 23-24. Sparta steadied to reach halftime up 34-31.
The third quarter swung on a 6-0 Sparta run to 42-36, then backtoback threes by Arthur Stein (Season PPG: 3.90) and Christophe Logelin (Season PPG: 6.83) stretched it to 48-40. Black Star made it a onepossession game in the fourth: down 53-44, they strung together an 80 charge to 53-52, with Charel Weis (Season PPG: 11.00) scoring four in a row before Ben Hilges' three. From there, Sparta closed with an 11-3 finish to their largest lead of the night (10), sealing the win.
Charel Wallenborn (26, 1.86m) led Sparta with 23 points, including 4 straight in the firstquarter push and key late free throws and field goals. Stein added 10 with two timely triples, Logelin 7, and Rolles (SPAB) chipped in 9. Team captain Pol Schwartz (Season PPG: 14.44) had 9 but fouled out late after an earlier technical.
For Black Star, Weis had 13, Erik Daling (Season PPG: 7.25) 12 with steady twopoint scoring, and captain Pol Rodesch (Season PPG: 16.73) 11 before fouling out in the third quarter after two quick whistles; his absence weighed on the final stretch. Daniel Göhlhausen scored 8 and Hilges 7.
Coach Karl Abou Khalil's side completes the sweep over Black Star (77-67 away, 64-55 home) and climbs to 3rd in the table (+4). Lisa Hilges' team stays 12th at 0-12, still looking for a first win after a 12-game skid.
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