Second-ranked Sparta Bertrange won 99-82 at sixth-ranked Racing Luxembourg and completed a 4-0 season sweep over Racing in this campaign.
Uros Niksic's Racing started better. Captain Nick Wallers (Season PPG: 29.47) scored 11 of his team's 17 first-quarter points, and Racing moved 13-6 ahead before keeping a 17-16 edge after 10 minutes. Sparta stayed close through Simon Derwael-Thomsin (Season PPG: 17.39).
The second quarter had several swings. Racing opened it with three straight Wallers free throws for 20-16, but Sparta answered with a 7-0 run. Racing then reacted with a 9-0 burst to go 31-24 up. The key moment before halftime came from 35-29: Sparta closed the half on a 17-6 run to lead 46-41, with Maximilaan Flechtner (Season PPG: 17.53) and Thandizo Jon Zulu (Season PPG: 20.10) giving the visitors control.
Racing came back again after the break. Martin Cuesta Jaramillo (Season PPG: 10.42) and William Jaud (Season PPG: 8.72) helped cut it to 45-46, and Wallers briefly pushed Racing back in front at 51-50. Sparta answered quickly. Flechtner, Derwael-Thomsin and Zulu rebuilt the margin, and the visitors entered the fourth quarter ahead 71-64.
The decisive separation came from 68-73. Aaron Torresani (ITA, Season PPG: 8.24) helped trigger a 12-1 Sparta run to 69-85, and Racing never got the gap back under double digits. Sparta's biggest lead reached 18 points late on. Flechtner finished with 20 points off the bench, Derwael-Thomsin added 17, Zulu 15 and Torresani 14. For Racing, Wallers produced 34 points, Martin Cuesta Jaramillo added 13, and 13-year-old Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo (ESP, Season PPG: 3.60) scored 9. Sparta's bench impact was major, 59 points against 7, while Racing's foul trouble deepened late with Mihailo Rilak fouling out.
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