Gréngewald Hueschtert B controlled almost the entire game at Sparta Bertrange B and won 101-60, completing a 2-0 season sweep after the 73-59 first meeting.
The break came very early. After a 2-2 start, GREB quickly imposed pace and spacing, with Luca Pividor from outside and Robyn Schumacher near the rim. Sparta struggled to contain the first wave, and GREB built the margin quarter step by quarter step until the first period closed at 34-11. An early technical sequence against SPAB also helped the visitors keep momentum.
Coach Christophe Dubois' team reacted much better in the second quarter. SPAB cut the gap from 11-34 to 19-36, then to 27-39, mainly through 17-year-old Pierre Rodrigues and Konstantinos Laliotis (Season PPG: 5.40), who gave them long-range scoring. GREB stayed calm and answered with a 9-0 run to finish the half at 48-27.
The third quarter was more balanced. Nikolaos Papanikolaou, a 17-year-old Greek guard/forward, and Laliotis helped SPAB reduce the deficit to 57-43. That was Sparta's best moment, but GREB immediately answered with 7 straight points to re-establish a clear cushion at 64-43.
The last quarter became one-sided again at 37-17, and the lead reached 41 points. GREB finished with strong inside-out production: Schumacher (Season PPG: 11.73) scored 31, with 14 made two-point baskets and 3/3 free throws; Sam Urwald (Season PPG: 17.43) added 30, including six threes; captain Pividor (Season PPG: 14.86) had 17 with five threes. For SPAB, Rodrigues scored 17, Papanikolaou 15 and Laliotis 14. Diego Maestro Varillas and Jazz Pelkes both fouled out. In the table, SPAB is 3rd (+2) and GREB 8th (+1), with GREB ending a two-game losing run.
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