Sparta Bertrange B overpowered Basket Esch B 70-47 in the Coupe FLBB elimination round at esch/ho3. Sparta set the tone early (24-13 after Q1) behind the perimeter threat of Max Hagen (19, 1.89m) and steady trips to the line from Isak Möller (19, SWE). Esch answered with a strong second quarter (19-9): Ange Wesley Kamewe Sipeuwa (LALB) and Edi Sabotic (LALB) fueled a 32-31 lead, before Möller nudged Sparta back in front 33-32 at the break.
The game flipped right after halftime. From 34-33, Sparta unleashed a 13-0 run sparked by a Hagen triple, Louis Evrard (SPAB) inside, Tom Alesch free throws and Leo Engels finishing to 46-34. Esch managed only five points in the third, all from the stripe. In the fourth, Möller effectively closed it, stringing four consecutive Sparta scoring plays; the visitors' largest lead hit 25 (68-43).
Top performers: Hagen (SPAB) poured in 23 points, including five threes and two free throws; Möller (SPAB) added 20 (six 2s, one three, five FTs). Evrard (SPAB) scored 10, with Pol Schwartz (SPAB) chipping in 6. For Esch, Kamewe Sipeuwa (LALB) had 12 and Sabotic (LALB) 11, while Jeremy Fischbach (LALB) and Antoine Köhn (LALB) added 5 each. Coach Elton Jorge Ferreira's group absorbed Esch's second-quarter push and controlled the second half; Franck Meriguet's team couldn't find field goals in Q3.
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