Sparta Bertrange C edged Gr'ngewald Hueschtert C 52-49 in a tight, low-scoring game at Atert (terrain 1). Under coach Philip Groff, Sparta built a cushion in the second quarter with a 12-2 burst from 17-16 to 29-18, largely driven by Danny Weiw ers (Season PPG: 20.67). Halftime: 29-22.
Coach Craig Forde's group answered after the break. Mathieu Franco (Season PPG: 17.20) caught fire with back-to-back triples and three threes in the quarter, fueling a 15-6 swing that pushed GREC in front 41-42 after 30 minutes. The final period was a sequence of small runs and lead changes. A T1 on Flavio Monteiro Alves came amid a physical stretch, but Leonidas Grigoriadis (Season PPG: 7.40) briefly took over, scoring 4 points in a row to give GREC its largest lead, 45-48.
Sparta closed better. Philippe Simon Goeres Kler (29) tied it with a clutch three (48-48), Weiw ers put the hosts ahead for good at 50-48, and Gil Bove (29) added the final basket for 52-49. Those three were the game winners in the last minute.
Weiw ers finished with 26 points (4 FT, 8x2, 2x3). Bove added 10 (5x2), Kevin Reto Sequeira (Season PPG: 3.67) chipped 6 including a key go-ahead two early in Q4. For GREC, Franco led with 16 (1 FT, 3x2, 3x3), Grigoriadis had 10 and late foul shots (2 FT), while Forde contributed 6 (Season PPG: 4.80). Team shot distribution underlines the balance: Sparta 6 FT, 17x2, 4x3; GREC 8 FT, 16x2, 3x3.
Game evolution mattered: Sparta's highest lead was +11 (29-18), GREC's was +3 (45-48). Sparta finish the latest six with a win and climb to 3rd place (+3) in M-Division 2, while Gr'ngewald sit 7th.
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