T71 Dudelange handled BBC East Side Pirates 65-40 in Berbourg, controlling the game from the opening minutes and confirming the head-to-head (they had won 78-38 earlier this season). Coach Mike Baseggio's group set the tone with a 6-0 start Ella Bourgnon scored the first four before Dalila Adrovic added two and led 19-9 after the first quarter. BEP answered with their best stretch early in the second: Emmi Françoise Schroeder hit back-to-back baskets and captain Nelly Ney followed to craft a 6-0 run (15-21). T71 steadied immediately, Bourgnon stacking points in quick succession around a Tamy Zatko bucket to restore a double-digit cushion and reach halftime up 32-21.
The third quarter decided it. T71 opened on an 8-2 burst Bourgnon-Zatko-Bourgnon-Bourgnon to 40-23, then Chloé Wolf added multiple finishes at the rim. The visitors won the period 20-8 and entered the fourth up 52-29. The margin peaked at +25 at the buzzer.
T71's profile was clear: 28 made two-pointers to BEP's 17, plus the game's lone three (Bourgnon), and both teams with 6 free throws made. Bourgnon (34) dominated the scoring with relentless drives and mid-range touches, well above her season pace (Season PPG: 20.17). Wolf added 12 (Season PPG: 7.83) and Zatko 6 (Season PPG: 11.89). Adrovic chipped in 2 and was active on both ends (13 years old, MNE).
BEP shared the load: Schroeder and Ney led with 8 apiece Ney also captaining at 14 years while Lena Lentz had 6 (Season PPG: 4.58). Lily Suzanne Schneider and Maud Wagener scored 4 each. Coach Tania Mehlen's side briefly threatened in Q2 and found late rhythm through Emma Kasel's back-to-back baskets in Q4, but could not dent T71's control.
T71 are on an extended roll 11 wins in a row and sit first in the Phase finale (3-0). BEP, now 1-2, are third. Notable sequences: Dunja Dos Santos picked up two quick fouls in Q3, and Zoey Winandy was whistled three times in Q4, but T71's depth absorbed it.
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