Sparta Bertrange C controlled the game in Schieren, winning 68-48 after a steady surge from the second quarter on. Black Frogs opened 4-0 and edged the first period 14-13, but Sparta flipped the momentum before halftime (23-27) and then broke the contest open after the break.
Key sequences shaped the night. In Q1, Konstantinos Laliotis (16, GRC) strung together six unanswered points to erase Schieren's early lead. Early Q2, Loc Schmit scored three consecutive two-point field goals for six straight team points, pushing Sparta in front. The decisive burst came right after halftime: with the score tied at 27-27, Sparta delivered a 0-10 run (Luc Blanc, Claudio Sartorati, Zachary Mollineri and Laliotis), creating a cushion that never shrank. In the fourth, Laliotis closed it out with 9 points, including a personal 5-0 mini-run from 46-59 to 46-64. Sparta's largest lead was the final margin (+20).
Top performers:
- Sparta: Laliotis (23) set the tone, well supported by Blanc (10), Giulio Sartorati (10), Schmit (8) and Claudio Sartorati (8). No player fouled out; Hanad Abdi Ege managed four fouls (one per quarter) without disqualification.
- Black Frogs: Nick Yan Marcel Kraus (14) led with 13 points, Mathis Kraus (15) added 12 and Milo Reiser contributed 10. Mathis Kraus produced 9 points in the last quarter to keep FRO competing late.
Coaches Alexandre Pereira Meireles (FRO) and Isabelle Grainne Mulcahy (SPAC) traded timeouts around the key runs, but Sparta's stream of two-point conversions proved decisive.
In the standings, Sparta moves to 2-0 and sits second, while Black Frogs drop to 0-2 but remain third. Sparta has started the phase with two straight wins.
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Black Frogs Schieren 
Sparta Bertrange C 
