Sparta Bertrange controlled T71 Dudelange 84-59 in the M-U16 Division 1 championship round (Aller), overturning the narrow 75-77 loss from the first phase with a comprehensive home display. Under coach Christian Michael Wulff, Sparta built a first cushion late in the opening quarter with a 7-0 burst from 11-10 to 18-10, then stretched it decisively in Q2 behind the 15-year-old Slovenian captain Thandizo Jon Zulu (Season PPG: 18.82), whose 5 straight points pushed the margin to 40-25 before halftime (44-28).
The game's hinge came right after the break: Maximilaan Flechtner (Season PPG: 15.40) drilled back-to-back threes and added a two for an 8-0 start to the third (52-28), triggering a 21-14 quarter that effectively settled it. Sparta's highest lead reached +32 at 83-51. T71 coach Yves Marchi saw a late response led by captain Tunn Wirion (Season PPG: 15.91), who scored 8 of his team's last 10 points and strung together four field goals down the stretch, but the deficit was already too large.
Flechtner topped all scorers with 25 and ignited the second-half surge; Zulu added 22 and a key first-half run. Alexandre Olinger (Season PPG: 10.18) chipped in 11, while Isamu-Vincent Boisclair (Season PPG: 9.60) gave Sparta early perimeter punch. For T71, Wirion had 14, Finn Dondelinger (Season PPG: 10.00) 13, and Théo Mariuzzo (Season PPG: 7.88) 9. Max Schartz (Season PPG: 10.40) drew four fouls and couldn't shift the momentum.
Sparta climb to 2nd in the championship-round standings and extend their winning streak to six. T71 sit 3rd and remain in uneven form, despite Wirion's late individual run.
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