Third-ranked Telstar Hesperange won 67-51 at sixth-ranked Avanti Mondorf and climbed two places in the table, while Mondorf stayed last at 0-6 in the final phase. For coach Ivan Yeromin's team, it was an important response after four straight defeats, and also a second win over Mondorf this season after the 90-74 game in January.
Telstar set the tone early. They led throughout the first quarter and, even if Mondorf came back to 13-14, Ketsiah Joy Dor (Season PPG: 29.29) and Inès Sarah Kambire (Season PPG: 23.69) kept the visitors in front at 16-13 after 10 minutes. The game turned more clearly in the second quarter. From 14-17, Telstar produced a 6-0 run, and later added another 8 unanswered points to open a double-digit margin. At halftime, Mondorf were down 20-33.
Avanti reacted well after the break. Coach Olivier Haan's team opened the third quarter with 5 straight points and reduced the gap to 25-33. Sara Pronaj (Season PPG: 21.50) was the main reason Mondorf stayed alive, while Ziba Milani Nia (Season PPG: 19.00) also scored through foul trouble. But each time Mondorf threatened, Dor answered, and Telstar still led 46-35 going into the last period.
The key stretch came in the fourth. Mondorf got within 10 at 42-52, but Telstar answered with a 9-1 burst, pushed by Dor and Victoire Joséphine Kimoni (Season PPG: 9.46), to reach 61-43. Mondorf had one last push with 6 consecutive points from Pronaj for 49-61, yet the visitors controlled the closing minutes.
Dor finished with 27 points, Kambire added 14 before fouling out, and Kimoni scored 16. For Mondorf, Pronaj had 24 and Milani Nia 17, despite also fouling out.
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Avanti Mondorf