T71 Dudelange overpowered Musel Pikes 91-53 in Stadtbredimus, repeating their October win (91-46) and stretching their run to 11 straight victories. The game turned on sustained bursts: Musel led 12-11 late in the first before T71 closed the quarter with an 8-0 push (12-19). The visitors then slammed the door with a 12-0 run to end the second period, flipping 26-33 into 26-45 at halftime. After the break, back-to-back triples by Catherine Mreches and Lauren Van Kleunen punctuated a 25-12 third quarter, and T71's advantage peaked at +41 in the fourth.
Mathieu Pierre Fivet's team built the margin with interior efficiency and control. T71 shot 56% on 2s (30/54; good by the given scale) and 77% at the line (10/13; good), added 23 assists, won the glass 42-32, and posted a 13-6 edge in steals while keeping turnovers to 10 (Musel 18). Marc Hahnemann's side hit 83% on free throws (10/12; good) but struggled from the field (38% on 2s, 20% on 3s).
Among T71's overseas leaders, Lauren Anne Van Kleunen (Season PPG: 22.10, RPG: 8.00, AssPG: 1.36) delivered 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and Shalonda Winton (Season PPG: 18.82, RPG: 9.46, AssPG: 1.46) filled the sheet with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. In the domestic core, Catherine Mreches (Season PPG: 16.71, RPG: 4.89, AssPG: 2.00) added 15 points, while Svenia Nurenberg (Season PPG: 12.27, RPG: 6.00, AssPG: 0.31) scored 10.
For Musel, Mackenzie Caroline Farmer (Season PPG: 17.29, RPG: 8.40, AssPG: 1.30) led with 16 points. Alexis Pomaika'i Pana (27, 1.75m, USA) hit two threes for 8 points. From the local group, Julie Nilles (Season PPG: 9.70, RPG: 4.21, AssPG: 1.29) had 9, and Anne Mreches (Season PPG: 6.67, RPG: 4.44, AssPG: 0.67) hit two triples for 8.
T71 again closed quarters decisively (8-0 in Q1, 12-0 to halftime, 9-0 mid-Q3) and controlled the final stretch to the horn. Musel have now dropped two straight.
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