First-ranked T71 Dudelange controlled the game from the opening minutes against seventh-ranked Les Sangliers Wooltz and stayed perfect at 4-0, while SAN's losing run reached three games.
Tom Schumacher's team set the tone with 12 unanswered points: Lauren Anne Van Kleunen (28, 1.88m, USA) and Catherine Mreches (26, 1.65m) drove that first break, and T71 already led 25-9 after the first quarter. The gap kept growing in the second period. Mreches remained the main engine, Shalonda Renae Winton (35, 1.80m, USA) added perimeter scoring, and Elsa Guedes (18, 1.72m) gave good support from the bench as T71 went to 51-21 at halftime.
The third quarter removed any suspense. T71 won it 26-9, pushed the margin to 77-30 and forced SAN into a long stretch without stops. The highest lead reached 61 points at 97-36 late in the fourth quarter.
Mreches, the game MVP, delivered 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 8 steals with excellent shooting: 4/4 free throws and 11/12 on 2-pointers. Van Kleunen added 13 points on an excellent 6/6 from 2-point range, while Beatriz Ines Gomes Jordao (27, 1.91m, PRT) scored 12 points with 11 rebounds. Winton finished with 10 points, and Guedes gave T71 9 efficient points in 15:13.
T71 shot excellent 92% from the foul line (11/12) and a good 61% from 2-point range. SAN struggled at 47% on free throws, 35% on 2-pointers and 10% from 3-point range.
For Wooltz, Cerie Alissa Mosgrove (38, 1.86m, USA) was the most productive with 14 points and 6 rebounds, including an excellent 4/4 from the line. Abby Niehues (27, 1.86m, USA) posted 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Chiara Giorgio (15, 1.58m, ITA) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
(AI generated)