T71 Dudelange won 50-38 in Oberanven and took their third meeting of the season to a 2-1 edge after earlier results of 55-60 and 52-36. In the Phase finale table, Gréngewald Hueschtert stayed first at 4-1, while T71 climbed two places to second at 4-0 and extended a 12-game winning streak. GRE's eight-game winning run ended.
The game turned after GRE's 6-2 start. Mike Baseggio's team answered with a 17-4 stretch to close the first quarter 19-13 ahead, with Tamy Zatko, Desejada Antonio Lopes Ca and Ella Bourgnon driving the swing. T71 then pushed the gap to 31-19 in the second period, and although GRE replied through Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (Season PPG: 22.87) and captain Eve Van der Schilden (Season PPG: 22.73), the visitors still led 31-23 at halftime.
The third quarter was decisive. T71 opened from 31-23 to 39-23 and later kept control at 44-32. Bourgnon (Season PPG: 20.21) finished with 17 points, Lopes Ca, the 13-year-old Portuguese guard/wing, added 13, and Zatko (Season PPG: 11.82) produced 12 points despite four fouls. GRE cut the margin to 34-44 and 36-46 in the fourth, but never got closer than eight after the break.
For GRE, Greenhalgh scored 15, Van der Schilden had 9, and Katherine Thompson, the 13-year-old Irish player, plus Zoé Kahlki each added 6. Greenhalgh's second half was also marked by an unsportsmanlike foul and later a technical, which led to her disqualification and reduced GRE's options during the comeback attempt.
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