T71 Dudelange reversed the season's first meeting with Résidence Walferdange (80-67 for RES) with a comprehensive 91-61 home win at grimler/terrain2. The hosts built their lead methodically: after trailing 0-4, they closed the first quarter up 22-16. The game swung early in the second when Résidence strung together an 8-0 run, highlighted by four straight free throws from Victor Shungu Bonga (1.97m, 21), to seize a 22-24 and later 24-26 edge. Coach Laurent Schmitz's team answered decisively captain Nils Schroeder (Season PPG: 14.1) poured in 15 points in the period and T71 closed the half on a 20-6 surge for 46-34.
Out of the break T71 started 13-4 to 59-38. Charel Brettner (Season PPG: 12.0; 1.93m, 17) then took over a key stretch, scoring 8 of T71's next 10 to help push the margin to 69-48 after three. The fourth quarter brought more of the same, with T71's highest lead reaching 30 at the buzzer.
Balanced scoring underpinned the victory: Schroeder and Fabian Agbodenou (Season PPG: 12.14) each had 19, Brettner and Len Guedes (Season PPG: 8.89) 15 apiece, and Rafael Costa Farinha added 9. T71 tallied 29 two-point field goals, 7 threes and 12 free throws. For Résidence, captain Maurice Grivet (Season PPG: 14.1) led with 16, supported by Shungu Bonga's 12 and Teodor Lukic (18, 1.86m) with 12. Kristupas Zilionis (LTU; Season PPG: 4.3) scored 8. RES totaled 23 two-pointers, a single three, and 12 free throws.
In the standings, T71 climb to 4th (+1) at 6-4 and extend their streak to five straight wins. Résidence remain 7th at 2-10 under coach Filip Vranjes, now on a seven-game skid.
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