Musel Pikes, now 2nd after a +3 ranking gain, stayed unbeaten by taking a tight 65-62 road win over 3rd-placed T71 Dudelange in a game with several swings. T71, coached by Yves Marchi, started better and led 19-13 after the first quarter. The home side then stretched the margin to 28-21 in the second period, but Musel reacted with a 9-2 run to erase the gap and reach halftime at 30-30.
T71 rebuilt control in the third quarter. Veena Burgund (14) and Desejada Antonio Lopes CA (14) helped the hosts regain rhythm, and T71 reached its biggest lead at 43-33 before going into the last quarter up 47-40. Laura Kieffer Richtarik (15) had already collected two fouls early and later fouled out, which affected T71's rotation.
The winner of this close game was decided in the fourth quarter. Sonia Garcia Garcia (14) went on a major roll for Musel, scoring 17 points in the period and driving the comeback almost possession by possession. After T71 had moved back in front 59-57 through consecutive three-pointers from Katarina Barbic (15) and Burgund, Musel stayed composed. Charlotte Schmitz (14) and Garcia Garcia led the answer, and the visitors finished with a decisive 5-0 burst from 61-60 to 65-61 before a late T71 free throw.
Garcia Garcia finished with 29, clearly the game's top scorer. Schmitz added 13 and Coralie Heynen (15) 10 for Musel. T71 had a more balanced attack through Lopes CA with 15, Ella Bourgnon (14) with 13, Barbic with 11 and Burgund with 9.
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