T71 Dudelange, now first after gaining two places, completed a season sweep of Résidence Walferdange with an 82-74 home win. The game stayed tight for a half. T71 led 19-17 after one quarter, but RES turned the second through 16 first-half points from 16-year-old Caroline Charles (GBR, Season PPG: 16.00) and went to the break ahead 41-40.
The decisive passage came after halftime. Coach Yves Marchi's team opened the third quarter with an 8-0 run for 48-41, then Jana Dos Santos Dramicanin (Season PPG: 10.94) took over. She scored 13 points in the period, including seven T71 points in a row, and T71 won the quarter 23-10 to turn a one-point deficit into a 63-51 lead.
Early in the fourth, a three from Shari Von Arx (Season PPG: 10.54) and a basket by 15-year-old Katarina Barbic (HRV, Season PPG: 11.66) pushed the gap to 71-55, T71's biggest lead. Coach Filip Dukic's side responded well: RES cut it to 74-70 behind Charles, Jill Stoltz (Season PPG: 16.76) and Maella Faye (Season PPG: 10.76). T71 then answered with 8 of the next 10 points.
Dos Santos Dramicanin finished with 23, Barbic added 20 and Matilde Pego Pinto (Season PPG: 11.17) scored 13 for T71. For RES, Charles had 27, Stoltz 15 and Faye 15. RES stays fifth and is now on a five-game losing run.
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