T71 Dudelange B controlled Sparta Bertrange C from the start and won 93-56. After 24-13 in the first quarter, T71 stretched it to +20 by halftime (49-29). The game broke open with a decisive 21-2 surge early in the third quarter, built on stops and transition: baskets from Arnaud Yann Menu, Lenn Dondelinger (18 years, 1.92m), Noah Jeitz and a three by Nevzat Dzudzevic. The lead peaked at +39 (75-36) late in Q3. Sparta answered with an 8-0 push to open the fourth, led by Maxime Pierre-Jean Biname (six points in that span), but T71's cushion held.
Scoring was well distributed for T71: Dondelinger posted 24 (8 points at the line and eight field goals inside), Menu added 19 (including a three), with Dzudzevic 11, and 10 each from Jeitz, Karim Chakir and Rafael Costa Farinha. Young guard Noah Jeitz (Season PPG: 11.45) set the tone early. Coach Serge Logelin's group piled up 37 made two-pointers and three triples.
For Sparta, Biname led with 17, Christian Wolf had 11, and Danny Weiwers (Season PPG: 17.58) was limited to 6 while navigating foul trouble (four fouls, spread across the last three quarters). Among the visitors' other contributors, Florian Loïc Strauch (4; 30, DEU) and Kevin Andrade added inside points. Notably, Sparta finished without a made three, relying on 22 two-pointers and 12 free throws.
Game flow notes: T71's Ruben Melanda committed three fouls in quick succession early in Q3, but the hosts never ceded momentum. The win also flips the season head-to-head after Sparta's clear win in the first meeting. In the table, T71 climbs to 2nd (+1), while Sparta sits 9th (+2). T71 string together back-to-back wins; Sparta's skid extends to eight straight losses. Coach Philip Groff's side showed a brief fourth-quarter response, but the third period decided it.
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