Sparta Bertrange C won a very close game over Bascharage Hedgehogs B, 80-79, after a strong late reversal. SPAC started better and led 21-18 after the first quarter, with Danny Weiwers (Season PPG: 18.24) already productive. Bascharage then took over the game. Coach Nino Luciani's team won the second quarter 26-19 and the third 21-13, turning a small deficit into a 65-53 lead after 30 minutes.
The away side looked in control when it reached the game-high margin at 72-58, and later still led 79-66 in the fourth quarter. Tristan Heilmann (25, 1.93m, FRA; Season PPG: 24.63) carried much of that phase with 28 points, while Dzenan Eco (Season PPG: 18.76) and Matteo Elia Albanese (Season PPG: 6.14) added 14 each. Chris Jay Reding (Season PPG: 3.92) contributed 11, mainly from long range.
The ending changed completely. From 66-79, Sparta closed the game on a 14-0 run. Weiwers was central again and finished with 32 points, matching his season high. Christian Wolf (Season PPG: 7.71) scored 15, Florian Strauch (Season PPG: 9.67) added 11, and Gil Bové (Season PPG: 8.25) scored the last 4 SPAC points, including the winning basket for 80-79.
Late foul trouble mattered for Bascharage. Eco, an important scorer and captain, fouled out in the fourth quarter, and BASB also had technical and unsportsmanlike fouls in the closing stretch. In the standings, Bascharage moved up to 8th despite the loss, while Sparta also gained one place and is now 10th. This was a major swing from their first meeting, which BASB had won 90-54.
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