Sparta Bertrange C controlled this M-Division 2 game from the opening possessions and beat Racing Luxembourg D 57-36. In the updated table, Sparta climbs five places to 3rd, while Racing is listed 6th. Sparta now has back-to-back wins after an earlier three-game losing stretch, and Racing's three-game winning run stops here.
The game flow was clear very early. Sparta opened on a 9-0 run, built mainly by Florian Loic Strauch (Season PPG: 11.00) and captain Philip Groff (Season PPG: 5.14). Racing only got on the board later and never fully recovered from that start. After the first break at 13-5, Sparta created the decisive separation in the second period. From 18-9, the home side produced a 9-0 burst to 27-9, with Groff scoring 7 points in the quarter and Kevin Andrade Alves (35) adding inside presence.
The second quarter also included a more heated sequence, with Lan Horvat Kovac (28, SVN) and Andrade Alves both receiving flagrant fouls. Sparta still went into halftime up 30-12.
Racing had its best spell after the interval, but Sparta answered again. Max Flies (35) scored 6 points in a row across the end of the second and start of the third quarters, both from three-point range. Danny Weiwers (Season PPG: 13.80) and Gil Bové (30) then helped extend the margin, and Sparta's highest lead reached 28 points at 53-25.
Groff finished with 14 points, Strauch had 12, and Bové added 8 for Sparta. For Racing, Horvat Kovac and Jorge Montero Gonzalez (27, ESP) each scored 13, with Montero hitting three three-pointers. Davide Zoppello (23, ITA) contributed 6, but most of Racing's scoring came too late, mainly in the fourth quarter.
(AI generated)