Mambra Mamer, 5th in the new table, beat 6th-placed Sparta Bertrange B 85-73 and completed a 2-0 season sweep in this phase after the earlier 75-44 away win. For coach Paul Jacque's team, it was also a response after three straight defeats, while Sparta B extended its losing run.
The game was tight for a long time. Sparta B opened with a 7-0 start and controlled parts of the first half, reaching their highest lead at 30-37. Oskar Nagy (Season PPG: 10.55) and Giovanni Vena (Season PPG: 11.00) were the main engines in that stretch. Mamer stayed close and closed the half at 39-39, with Mathieu Moccia (Season PPG: 15.88) giving them important scoring.
Mamer came out of the break with a 6-0 run to 45-39, but Sparta answered again and the score was still 55-55 after three quarters. The decisive sequence came in the last period. Sparta B led 61-59 and later 72-70, so the winner was only decided in the closing minutes. From 70-72, Mamer produced an 8-0 run to 78-72, then, after one Sparta free throw, added 7 more points in a row to close the game.
Pierre Frieden (Season PPG: 10.37) led Mamer with 26 points. Captain Tammo Becker (Season PPG: 7.69) added 19, including the final three-pointer, while Moccia scored 17 before fouling out. Ayoub Saoudaoui (Season PPG: 7.27) contributed 9. For Sparta B, 13-year-old Slovenian Oskar Nagy had 22, Vena finished with 17, and Ioannis Paspaltzis (Season PPG: 6.55) added 11. Liam Ammermann scored 9 before fouling out.
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