Telstar Hesperange produced one of its clearest performances of the season and beat T71 Dudelange B 70-15, a massive turnaround after the 55-54 loss in the first meeting.
The game was still competitive early. T71B answered through Liza Thurmes (Season PPG: 1.61) and captain Nina Overmann (Season PPG: 2.47), and Amy Baulesch (Season PPG: 2.18) cut the score to 12-7 with a three. From there, Ivan Yeromin's team took control. Two late free throws by Ines Moreira (Season PPG: 11.95) started a 12-0 run across the break, and the score moved from 12-7 to 24-7.
Telstar kept widening the gap with balanced scoring and much more control on both ends. Charline Lutgen (Season PPG: 10.31) led with 14 points and established the tone from the opening minutes. 26-year-old Iris Roca Mandri (ESP, Season PPG: 8.19) added 10, while Moreira, Milla Lutgen (Season PPG: 7.78), Julie Simon (Season PPG: 4.00) and Joelina Kaboth (Season PPG: 7.35) all scored 9. TEL won every quarter and closed the game on a 22-0 run after T71B's last basket made it 48-15 late in the third period.
For T71 Dudelange B, Baulesch was clearly the main source with 9 points, including 7 of the team's 11 before halftime. Liv Schroeder (Season PPG: 3.23), Overmann and Thurmes added 2 each.
In the standings, Telstar climbs one place to 8th, while T71B remains 12th. Telstar ended a four-game losing streak, whereas T71B is now on a run of five straight defeats.
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