Sparta Bertrange B opened Phase 1 with a 76-49 win over Sparta Bertrange C and moved to 1st place, while Sparta Bertrange C is 2nd after the first game.
The game changed direction more than once. SPAB controlled the 1st quarter 16-8 and had already created a 16-4 gap before SPAC closed the period with late points from Philippos Iatridis (SPAC), Djulian Lewis Lima Pires (SPAC) and Tommaso Squilloni (SPAC).
In the 2nd quarter, coach Luis Maestro Ortega's team answered well. Giovanni Vena (SPAC) scored 6 points in a row early in the period, and SPAC gradually erased the deficit. Late baskets from Tommaso Luino (SPAC) pushed SPAC in front 31-29 at halftime after a strong 23-13 quarter.
The decisive moment came after the break. Once Luino made it 33-30, SPAB produced a 19-0 run to 49-33. Daniel Maestro Varillas (SPAB), Reyansh Agarwal (SPAB), Maxim Lamot (SPAB) and Ioannis Paspaltzis (SPAB) drove that surge, and SPAC never recovered from the 3rd-quarter swing. SPAB won that quarter 22-6 and entered the last period up 51-37.
From there, coach NAGY Tine's side kept control and extended the lead to its game-high 27 points by the end. The scoring was built inside and at the foul line, with no made three-pointer by either team.
SPAB had four double-digit scorers: Daniel Maestro Varillas (SPAB) 18, Ivano Zelic (SPAB) 16, Reyansh Agarwal (SPAB) 14 and Maxim Lamot (SPAB) 12. Zelic was especially efficient around the basket, while Simeon Dimitrov (12, 1.83m, BGR) added a late basket.
For SPAC, Giovanni Vena (SPAC) led with 12, Djulian Lewis Lima Pires (SPAC) had 8, and Abir Ghiya (SPAC), Luca Vladacenco (SPAC) and Tommaso Luino (SPAC) each scored 6.
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