Telstar Hesperange D controlled the derby in Howald, beating Telstar Hesperange B 58-47 and completing the season sweep (first meeting 54-48). The game turned after halftime. TELB led 23-20 at the break, having steadied themselves in the second quarter through Juan Menacho de Gongora (Season PPG: 13.00) and the outside threat of Ioannis Papoulidis (Season PPG: 14.33). Lorenzo Clavarino (28, ITA) added a first-half triple.
The third quarter belonged entirely to TELD. From 28-22 for TELB, the visitors unleashed an 18-0 run that broke the game open to 28-40. Alec Goedert (Season PPG: 16.78) poured in seven straight during that surge, and 44-year-old Sylvain Felten caught fire with back-to-back threes. Coach Daniel Wolf's group protected the lead and opened the fourth with two quick baskets by Loïc Wohl, stretching the gap to the night's highest margin of +16 (32-48). Felten then closed it from the line, finishing with 30 points, including four triples and a string of free throws in the final minutes.
TELB never stopped chasing. Menacho de Gongora ended with 17 and a late three, Papoulidis reached 11, and Clavarino (28, ITA) chipped in 8. Player-coach Promitheas Peridis entered in the third quarter to change the rhythm, burning two time-outs during TELD's run, but momentum did not swing back. A late technical on Carlos Casal González (27, ESP) handed more free throws to Felten, who maintained the cushion.
For TELD, Goedert added 10, while the Wohl brothers and Max Rock supported the decisive third-quarter push. In the standings, TELD jump four places to sixth, TELB sit seventh. TELD also return to winning ways after mixed recent form, while TELB's sequence now shows back-to-back defeats following a three-win patch earlier in the season.
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