T71 Dudelange kept its current five-game winning run alive and completed a 3-0 season sweep of AB Contern with an 89-73 home win. The game changed direction twice. Contern opened better and went 8-2 up behind Caileigh Ann Walsh and Stefanie Grace Kulesza, but T71 replied from 7-10 with a 12-1 run to move ahead 19-11 and still led 22-20 after the first quarter.
In the second period, coach Tom Schumacher's team created separation through its main scorers. Lauren Anne Van Kleunen and Shalonda Renae Winton pushed the margin to 35-24, and T71 went into halftime in control at 44-34.
AB Contern, coached by Fabienne Fuger, reacted well after the break. Kulesza hit two threes in the third quarter, Esmeralda Skriejelj added pressure, and Walsh brought the score back to 49-47 before tying the game at 53-53. That was the key close-game phase. T71 answered immediately, closing the third quarter on a 13-7 stretch for 66-60. The decisive moment came early in the fourth: from 69-62, T71 produced an 11-0 run to 80-62. The highest lead later reached 23 points at 89-66.
T71 shot well from the floor, at 63% on 2-pointers and 50% from 3-point range. Winton (34, 1.80m, USA; Season PPG: 19.11, RPG: 10.0, AssPG: 5.19) was the MVP with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, including excellent 3/4 from deep. Van Kleunen (Season PPG: 22.25, RPG: 8.83, AssPG: 4.67) added 29 points and 12 rebounds, shooting an excellent 12/16 on 2-pointers. Svenia Nurenberg contributed 20 points with an excellent 8/11 from two.
For Contern, Walsh (Season PPG: 24.33, RPG: 8.67, AssPG: 2.52) finished with 31 points, Kulesza (23, 1.83m, USA; Season PPG: 20.83, RPG: 10.38, AssPG: 2.86) scored 21, and Skriejelj added 10 points with 9 assists.
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