First-ranked T71 Dudelange won a close game at second-placed Gréngewald Hueschtert, 83-77, and stayed perfect at 7-0 in the phase finale. Mike Baseggio's team has now won 17 games in a row, while GRE saw a four-game winning streak end. T71 also made it 3-0 in the season series.
GRE started well with a Maé Manti three for 3-0, but the game turned quickly. After 5-4, T71 put together a 12-0 run, with Mina Baseggio and Lara Jemming driving the momentum, and the visitors stretched the gap to 21-9 before the first break at 21-14. Their highest lead was 12.
Andrea Haris' side responded strongly in the second quarter. The 1.85m Czech center Barbora Buzasi controlled the paint, and GRE kept chipping away until the halftime score was down to 38-37. T71 had a small push again when Elsa Guedes scored five points in a row for 37-29, but GRE answered before the break.
The third quarter stayed very tight. Dana Wies kept T71 productive, but Leisha Burridge (17, GBR; Season PPG: 14.56) got hot from outside and GRE tied the game at 59-59, then again at 61-61. In the last quarter, Buzasi and Dorkas Von Arx brought GRE level once more at 70-70, but T71 answered with the decisive stretch. Jemming scored repeatedly in that phase, and a technical on coach Andrea Haris also added to the visitors' edge, before Alana Krings finished two important baskets for 83-75. GRE never got back in front.
Jemming (Season PPG: 17.00) led T71 with 24 points, Wies (Season PPG: 16.38) added 22, Baseggio 20 and Krings 10. For GRE, Buzasi (Season PPG: 19.38) delivered 28 points, Burridge scored 18, Von Arx 15 and Lavinia Strelen 8.
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