Sparta Bertrange C were the winners in a close one, 66-60 over Black Frogs Schieren, and they sweep the season series 3-0 (previously 68-48 and 66-61).
The game swung on a blistering first quarter: from 13-13, SPAC strung together a 12-0 run to 25-13 and closed the period 36-24. William Scarsbrook (SPAC) fueled that surge with 8 first-quarter points, while Mathieu Meurs (Season PPG: 2.83) added two early triples and Konstantinos Laliotis (Season PPG: 11.55) hit from deep as well. Nick Kraus (Season PPG: 14.45) kept FRO in touch with two threes. The pace cooled in Q2 (4-8), Milo Reiser (Season PPG: 9.91) hitting two triples to trim it to 40-32 at half.
SPAC rebuilt a cushion in Q3 behind a Meurs three, a Laliotis drive and a Hanad Abdi Ege triple, stretching the lead to a game-high +14 at 47-33 before entering the fourth up 53-40. FRO then mounted their charge: Kraus scored inside and from deep, Mathis Kraus (Season PPG: 12.82) added a three, and Enzo Zulian (Season PPG: 3.36) cut and finished. A 7-0 burst brought FRO to 63-60 entering the final minute after a pair of Reiser buckets and a Kraus triple. Laliotis, 16 (GRC), calmed SPAC with 1/1 at the line, and Giulio Sartorati's late finish sealed it 66-60.
Shot profile underlined the story: SPAC dominated inside (21 two-pointers) and matched FRO at the stripe (6 FTs), while FRO leaned on the perimeter (8 threes to SPAC's 6).
Top performers
- SPAC: Scarsbrook (SPAC) 16, G. Sartorati 13, Meurs 11 (three 3s), Laliotis 10, Shervin Vandemoortele 6.
- FRO: N. Kraus 21 (five 3s), Reiser 14, M. Kraus 12, Zulian 6, Micah Libang 4.
In the standings, SPAC jump to 1st (+6) in the Phase finale, while FRO sit 3rd (+2). SPAC end a recent losing spell with this win; FRO have dropped two straight. Coach Christophe Dubois' side managed the last minutes, while coach Kraus' late time-outs underpinned the visitors' push.
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