Rsidence Walferdange controlled Sparta Bertrange 79-46 in MU16 Division 1 (Phase 1, roundrobin, game 5) at Nikibett/Central, building the lead steadily across all quarters and breaking the game open after halftime.
Sparta stayed in touch early (15-18 after Q1), with Alexandre Olinger (Season PPG: 9.2) and IsamuVincent Boisclair answering the first burst from Nojus Banys (Season PPG: 20.0). The second quarter tilted when, after Sparta had closed to 25-26 on two free throws by captain Thandizo Jon Zulu (Season PPG: 19.4), Rsidence replied with a 100 run to 3625. Rafael Dos Santos Antonio (Season PPG: 20.0) and Banys fueled that sequence; Rafael strung together consecutive baskets twice within that stretch. Halftime came at 26-36.
Coach Dragan Stipanovic's team then delivered the decisive blow in the third (11-24), with Banys drilling two triples in a short span as the lead ballooned to 37-60. In the fourth, Olinger opened with four straight points to spark Sparta, but Rsidence's reply out of a timeout restored control and stretched the margin beyond 30 before closing at +33.
Banys (15, LTU) matched his season high with 33 points and set the tone throughout. He got strong support from Dos Santos Antonio (18) and Jokubas Toliusis (Season PPG: 15.0) with 12, while Martin Sveda (Season PPG: 11.0) added 10. For Sparta, Olinger led with 17, Markos Kolias Despotopoulos contributed 7, and Zulu was held to 5.
In the standings, Rsidence remain top (1st) and have now won two in a row. Sparta sit 2nd, gaining two positions despite the defeat, their twogame winning spell halted. Coach Christian Michael Wulff's side showed pushbacks in bursts, but Rsidence's secondquarter run and thirdquarter surge defined the game's evolution.
(AI generated)