Résidence Walferdange took control very early and beat Sparta Bertrange 83-58, a result that lifted RES to 3rd place (+1) while SPA stayed 6th. For Walferdange, it was a win after two straight losses; Sparta is now on a four-game losing run.
The game was largely shaped by the first quarter. Coach Raul Leandro Birenbaum's team opened with strong tempo, with Matas Sendzikas (RES) scoring the first 4 points, and after Sparta had stayed in touch at 19-11, Walferdange closed the period on a 16-0 run for a 35-11 lead. That stretch decided the tone of the evening.
Sparta reacted well in the middle part of the game. The visitors edged the second quarter 8-7 and also took the third 18-15. Anton Mercier (SPA) was their main scorer throughout, while William Scarsbrook (SPA) and Alexander Bel Möller (SPA) helped reduce the gap to 57-37 late in the third. Still, Sparta never got close enough to seriously threaten the home side after the opening damage.
Walferdange regained full control in the last quarter. Kevin Brdarevic (RES), Gael Dos Santos Antonio (RES) and especially Krassen Kameoov Koev (RES) pushed the margin back out, with Koev scoring 12 of his 17 points in the fourth. The highest lead reached 28 points at 79-51.
Top scorers for RES were Sendzikas (RES) with 18, Koev (RES) with 17 and Brdarevic (RES) with 9, while the home team also had strong depth with 11 players scoring. For Sparta, Mercier (SPA) finished with 16, Scarsbrook (SPA) added 13 and Bel Möller (SPA) 9.
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