Sparta Bertrange C overran Bascharage Hedgehogs 95-40 in Bascharage, dictating the pace from early on. After an opening basket by Bascharage, Sparta answered with an 8-0 burst to 2-10 and closed the first quarter 10-24. Giovanni Vena (12, ITA) ignited the visitors with a flurry: he scored three consecutive field goals late in the first, then kept piling on in the second as Sparta stretched the margin to 49-20 at halftime (25-10 in Q2). Coach Tine Nagy's rotations kept fresh legs on court, while Bascharage's coach Nicolas Schaefer used time-outs in both first-half quarters to halt the momentum, with limited effect.
The third quarter decided it. After a brief Bascharage reply, Sparta delivered a 10-0 run to 24-63 and won the period 23-6, peaking at a 55-point lead late. Thor Wintersdorff added a three in the fourth as Sparta closed 95-40.
Vena (Season PPG: 10.31) led all scorers with 32, relentlessly finishing around the rim and knocking down two free throws. Wintersdorff (Season PPG: 9.47) followed with 17, while Teng Yi Zahn (Season PPG: 3.75) hit 10. Support came in waves from Gabriel Sierra Ferruz (13, ESP) with 8, Olaf Komor-Richter (Season PPG: 2.00) with 8, and Ozan Donmez (Season PPG: 8.54) with 8.
Bascharage's offense leaned on captain Auric Kirsch (Season PPG: 17.20), who scored 14 but had to manage three personals across Q2-Q3, and on Karlo Saric (Season PPG: 11.08) and Gregor Tomac (Season PPG: 5.38) with 10 each.
In the standings, Sparta moves to 3-1 and sits third, riding a three-game winning streak. Bascharage falls to 0-4 and remains sixth.
(AI generated)