M-U14 Division 4: Phase finale, round-robin (Aller/game 3) in Nikibett/Central saw Sparta Bertrange C pull away late for a 93-65 win over Telstar Hesperange. The visitors started sharper, closing the first quarter up 20-15 and keeping their edge to halftime (34-32), helped by an assertive opening stretch from Stanislaw Jan Kwasniewski (23 points; Season PPG: 9.86) and a second-quarter three by Martin Giordana Pi (14; Season PPG: 9.20).
The game pivoted immediately after the break. Coach Tine Nagy's team ripped a 15-0 run to turn 32-34 into 47-34, a burst fueled by Giovanni Vena (14; Season PPG: 9.14), Raphaël Grieco (19; Season PPG: 12.14), Thor Wintersdorff (18; Season PPG: 8.93) and Ozan Donmez (13; Season PPG: 9.18). SPAC won the third quarter 32-13 and never looked back, stretching the gap to as many as 31 (93-62) before closing at +28. SPAC outscored Telstar 61-31 after halftime.
Grieco's flurry in the third and Wintersdorff's steady scoring across the game set the tone, with Vena igniting the momentum swing right out of the locker room. Donmez added timely buckets, while Gabriel Sierra Ferruz (8; Season PPG: 6.22) contributed during the decisive stretch. Off the bench, Daniel Maestro Varillas (11, ESP) chipped in 8 and a composed first-half cameo.
For Telstar, Kwasniewski carried the offense in the opening half with multiple trips to the line and finishes inside, while Giordana Pi remained a threat into the fourth. Martin Chini (6; Season PPG: 7.44) added points from the stripe, and Andrei Ionescu (5; Season PPG: 6.70) and Liam Murschel (4; Season PPG: 4.50) had moments. Coach Romas Degutis' timeouts couldn't blunt SPAC's third-quarter roll.
In the standings of the Phase finale, SPAC sits 3rd at 2-1, Telstar 4th at 1-2.
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