Mambra Mamer B controlled Sparta Bertrange C 64-49 in nikibett/central, building the win on a clear edge from long range and a decisive third quarter. After a tight first half (12-8, 16-13; halftime 24-25), Mamer opened Q3 with a 10-1 surge: Xavier Arnaud Loizeau started with a triple, Christophe Ney and Maximilien Tresson added inside baskets, and Dave Rischette hit from deep for 25-35. Two consecutive bench technicals on Sparta coach Philip Groff yielded four straight free throws (Rischette, then Jannik Tuffel) to 33-42, and the gap never closed. The highest lead reached 18 at 36-54 early in Q4.
Mamer's balance stood out: Loizeau 14, Tuffel 13, Rischette 13 and Ney 11. Rischette (Season PPG: 5.33) drilled a three in three different quarters, while Loizeau (28, BEL) and Tuffel (45, DEU) repeatedly punished close to the rim and at the line. Young forward Lucas Wergifosse (19, 1.97m, BEL) added timely points and presence.
Sparta stayed in it through the second quarter behind Gil Bové (SPAC) and Maxime Pierre-Jean Biname (SPAC), but the hosts never connected from beyond the arc, finishing with 0 made threes, while Mamer hit five (Loizeau 2, Rischette 3). Danny Weiw ers (Season PPG: 19.38) had 8, Kevin Andrade Alves 8, and Philip Groff lifted the bench with 7, including three free throws in the last period. Both teams made nine free throws; the three-point differential (15-0) proved decisive.
Coach Pierre Flavien Hebbert's side remains top of M-Division 2 (1st), extending its winning streak to five. Sparta sits 8th and is on a two-game skid. Ney scored four in a row early in Q4 to help Mamer close it out, while Biname twice strung together back-to-back free throws to keep Sparta within reach before the visitors pulled away.
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