Sparta Bertrange C opened the M-Division 2 Championship Round with a 55-47 road win at Résidence Walferdange B. The visitors edged Q1 (12-10) and built separation in Q2 (17-11), notably stringing a 6-0 burst to 4-12 in the first period and then closing the half on a 10-3 run. In that spell, Kevin Reto Sequeira hit four consecutive free throws and Danny Weiwers added a three, sending Sparta up 29-21 at halftime.
RESB, coached on court by Liviu-Constantin Rusu (37, ROU), rallied after the break. Rusu (13) buried three triples and Tudor-Costin Maldrescu (40, ROU) hit three from deep, trimming it to 42-45 early in the fourth. Sparta's response came immediately: Weiwers (16) calmly sank two free throws, Patrick Roilgen added a layup, and Florian Loic Strauch (30, DEU) sealed it at the rim. Strauch finished with 12 points on six 2-point field goals and scored Sparta's final six points of the game.
Other scorers: for Sparta, Reto Sequeira (7), Philip Groff (6), Roilgen (5), Maxime Biname (5). For RESB, Andreas Berkhoff (7), Emanuele Santi (7), Gonzales Vargas Miguel (5), Artur Wozniak (4). Notable sequence: RESB's Razvan-Alexandru Purice committed three personal fouls in a row in Q3, slowing the home push. The second half was level (26-26), but Sparta's steadier game control and late-game composure under player-coach Groff made the difference.
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