Nitia Bettembourg beat Zesummen Aktiv 46-21 in Kiem after a stark momentum swing out of halftime. ZAK led 15-13 at the break and even stretched it to 17-13 early in Q3, before the game flipped. Jordane Pyee (16, FRA) authored a personal 9-0 run four straight 2s plus a free throw to turn a four-point deficit into a five-point NIT lead. From 17-13 down, NIT closed on a 33-4 surge, including a 19-6 third quarter and a 14-0 fourth that held ZAK scoreless. The final margin (25) was also the highest lead.
NIT's offense was relentless inside: 22 made two-pointers and two free throws, without a single three. Lena Wies (Season PPG: 3.78) stepped up with 12 points, Pyee added 13, Julie De Oliveira (Season PPG: 6.90) scored 8, while Hanna Wiejak (15) chipped in 6 and Tuana Belinay Yalcin 5. Coach Jérôme Defer's adjustments after the interval brought quick rim pressure and consecutive stops.
ZAK started well Sophie Grivet (Season PPG: 5.83) hit the game's lone three and finished with 9, Manon Durbach (ZAK) added 6 and Helena Maria Skrobek (ZAK) 4 but foul trouble for Durbach (four personals) and the drought in the last 10 minutes proved costly. Coach Nathaniel Guth's timeouts in the third and late in the fourth couldn't halt NIT's roll.
Head-to-head this season, Nitia have now taken both meetings (55-34, 46-21). In the standings, NIT climb to 3rd (2-3, +1 place), while ZAK remain 5th (1-4). Form-wise, NIT have won two of their last three; ZAK slide to a third straight defeat.
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