T71 Dudelange B left Bascharage with a 77-65 win after a controlled second half. The visitors edged the first quarter 22-20, but Bascharage answered 20-16 to lead 40-38 at halftime. The game turned early in the third: from 42-40 for the hosts, T71 stitched together a 0-9 run (Dondelinger from deep, plus Malesevic and Schroeder inside) to 42-49, and closed the period up 60-52. In the fourth, Jonas Lies calmly knocked down two free throws to open the scoring, and T71 pushed the margin to a game-high +15 at 72-57 before managing the finish. An unsportsmanlike foul on Chris Jay Reding at 54-64 added to Bascharage's problems as the clock ran down.
For T71, Nils Schroeder (20, 1.90m) led with 22 points, Uros Malesevic (19, 1.95m) added 20, and Lenn Dondelinger chipped in 13; Noah Jeitz (Season PPG: 13.6) contributed 7 including a key third-quarter three. Notably, Jeitz committed two personal fouls in a row in Q2, and Schroeder picked up consecutive P2 fouls in Q4 yet remained impactful.
Bascharage rode the hot hand of Tristan Hugues Heilmann (25, 1.93m, FRA), who poured in 34 and lived at the line after the break. Captain Teodor Lukic (Season PPG: 13.0) scored 14, while Malik Demirovic (18, 1.89m) added 8.
Coach Serge Logelin's side used that third-quarter surge and timely shot-making to seize control, while coach Goran Lukic's Hedgehogs could not regain rhythm in the last ten minutes. T71 climb to 3rd in the standings (gain 3), snapping a two-game slide. Bascharage sit 4th (gain 3) and are now on a two-game skid after three straight wins.
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