T71 Dudelange controlled the return game against Sparta Bertrange and won 99-71, extending its current run to five straight wins and moving to 3-0 against Sparta this season.
The opening was lively. Sparta led 2-0 and stayed close at 8-8, but Tom Schumacher's team found rhythm through Svenia Nurenberg and Shalonda Renae Winton. T71 closed the first quarter 29-21, then opened the second with a 6-0 push to 35-21. Sparta reacted well: Jordan Alexis King and Luisa Feyder helped cut the gap to 44-35, so the game was still open at halftime.
The decisive stretch came after the break. From 46-37, T71 produced a 13-0 run to 59-37, with Lauren Anne Van Kleunen and Lara Jemming driving the break. That sequence changed the game. T71 won the third quarter 30-20 and never let Sparta seriously threaten after that. The lead peaked at 28 points at the end.
T71 shot well as a team: 59.6% on 2-pointers and 40.7% from 3. Sparta was excellent at the line (100%, 7/7) but only shot 44.2% from 2 and 26.1% from 3.
Van Kleunen (Season PPG: 22.25, RPG: 8.65, AssPG: 4.88) was MVP with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, very close to a triple-double. Winton (Season PPG: 19.11, RPG: 9.80, AssPG: 5.15) added 22 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. The 27-year-old Portuguese center Beatriz Ines Gomes Jordao (Season PPG: 10.88, RPG: 10.72, AssPG: 1.83) gave T71 8 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Nurenberg scored 17 and Jemming hit 3 threes.
For Mike Feyder's side, the main answers came from Adryana Michelle Quezada (Season PPG: 20.22, RPG: 11.91, AssPG: 1.45) with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and King (Season PPG: 20.50, RPG: 7.35, AssPG: 4.30) with 17 points. Feyder scored 7 on efficient shooting, and Lena Mersch added 7 points.
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