League leaders Sparta Bertrange B, now 1st at 10-0 and on a 10-game winning streak, edged Kordall Steelers 65-60 in Niederkuer. Kordall, despite a third straight loss, still moved up to 3rd place (+1). Sparta also completed the season double after the earlier 83-69 win.
The game was close for long stretches. Kordall started well and went 6-3 up through Ilyas Cardarelli (Season PPG: 9.00) and Abriel Adam (Season PPG: 20.82), but Sparta answered with a strong first quarter behind David Alves dos Santos (16, PRT) and Andrew Blanchard (Season PPG: 8.23) to lead 24-21. The second period was lower scoring, and Sparta gradually created a small cushion at 30-24 before reaching halftime in front 32-27.
Kordall came back well after the break. Adam, Mahé Schmitz (Season PPG: 13.21) and Mickael Pereira Briga (Season PPG: 14.22) helped the home side tie it at 36-36, which became a key turning point. Sparta immediately responded and finished the third quarter on a 17-9 surge to open a 53-45 lead. Early in the fourth, the visitors reached their biggest advantage at 61-49.
Coach Arnaud Sirjean's team still found one more push. Kordall produced an 11-0 run, with Schmitz scoring 7 points in that sequence, to cut the gap to 61-60. In the decisive moments, the winners were Sparta Bertrange B: Blanchard and Alves dos Santos scored the last 4 points of the game.
Alves dos Santos led all scorers with 25, matching his season high. Blanchard added 18, and captain Lukas Maver had 15 despite foul trouble and fouling out. For Kordall, Adam scored 18, Schmitz 12, while Pereira Briga and Cardarelli finished with 9 each.
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