Second-placed Résidence Walferdange, coached by Raul Leandro Birenbaum, moved up two positions in the phase finale table with a 94-79 home win over fifth-placed T71 Dudelange. Walferdange also stayed perfect against T71 this season, now 4 wins from 4 meetings, while Dudelange is on a 3-game losing run.
T71 had the sharper start. Finn Dondelinger (Season PPG: 10.69) scored the visitors' first 6 points, and despite two quick first-quarter fouls he helped his side to a 23-18 lead after 10 minutes. RES changed the rhythm in the second quarter. The hosts drew level at 30-30, then built momentum through Matas Sendzikas and captain Luis Leocadio Botelho (Season PPG: 8.75). A strong 30-19 quarter turned the game into a 48-42 halftime lead for Walferdange.
The decisive stretch came after the break. RES opened the third quarter on a 7-0 run to go from 48-42 to 55-42, with Sendzikas and Ahti Samson Ukura (Season PPG: 4.18) setting the tone. T71 stayed in contact for a while through Dondelinger and Tunn Wirion (Season PPG: 16.59), but from 69-58 late in the third, Walferdange produced 11 unanswered points across the quarter break to reach 80-58. That was one of the key moments and matched the hosts' highest lead of 22.
The standout performer was 14-year-old Lithuanian Matas Sendzikas (Season PPG: 24.00), who finished with 46 points, including 16 two-point field goals and 4 threes. Jokubas Toliusis (Season PPG: 14.06) added 17, Botelho had 11, and Ukura 10. For Eric Jeitz's team, Dondelinger delivered 24, Wirion added 19, Jamie Papa Muller (Season PPG: 7.93) scored 10, and Bo Wagner (Season PPG: 5.88) finished with 9.
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