Sparta Bertrange B took a clear 88-55 home win over T71 Dudelange B and did most of the damage with its opening and late-game control. SPAB started on a 13-0 run and closed the first quarter 23-7, with coach Tine Nagy's team already setting the tempo on both ends. T71B reacted better in the second period and matched SPAB 21-21, trimming the gap at moments through Fynn Trierweiler (Season PPG: 11.63), Lou Gonner (Season PPG: 8.00) and Nohlan Adigou (Season PPG: 5.20), but never getting close enough to really change the rhythm.
The key stretch came after halftime. From 44-30, SPAB quickly pushed again, with Daniel Maestro Varillas (Season PPG: 10.50) scoring 7 points in a short span and Luca Vladacenco (Season PPG: 4.14) adding 4 in a row. Giovanni Vena (Season PPG: 13.67) then kept the pressure on inside and around the basket. SPAB won the third 23-12 and entered the last quarter up 67-40.
In the fourth, the home side produced another decisive burst, including 10 unanswered points from 75-49 to 85-49, and stretched the lead to a game-high 37 points at 88-51. Vena finished with 19 points, Agarwal with 13, Maestro Varillas with 13 and Ioannis Paspaltzis (Season PPG: 12.22) with 11. SPAB also had 11 different scorers.
For T71B, Trierweiler led with 11 points, Adigou had 9, Gonner 8, while Elia Marco Ceresi (Season PPG: 7.60) and Benjamin Liszkai (Season PPG: 8.83) scored 7 each. Adigou also committed back-to-back fouls late in the third during a difficult phase for the visitors.
In the standings, SPAB moved up one place to 3rd at 3-2 after ending a two-game losing streak. T71B stayed 5th at 1-4 and is now on a two-game losing run.
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