T71 Dudelange overran Amicale Steesel 89-52 in the Championship Round opener on grimler/terrain1, riding a dominant first half and a three-point barrage. After trailing 3-7, T71 flipped the game with a 12-0 punch to 15-7 and closed the first quarter on a 21-3 stretch for 24-10. The second quarter belonged to Mina Baseggio (Season PPG: 12.14), who drained six triples in the period as T71 surged to 55-25 at the break. Coach Alain Schaeffer's side conceded just 10 points in both the first and third quarters, pushing the margin to 75-35 after 30 minutes and peaking at +45 (84-39) in the fourth.
Baseggio led T71 with 20 points, well backed by Lara Jemming (16; Season PPG: 13.71) who hit back-to-back threes in the opening frame and added late baskets, and Lena Schalbar (14; Season PPG: 15.14). Captain Alana Krings (18, 1.65m) chipped in 11 despite four fouls. Dana Wies (8; Season PPG: 13.43) and Liv Jander (7) fueled the third-quarter push, while Elsa Guedes (T71) delivered a useful first-quarter burst. Lisa Keup (8) added impact in the fourth, though she was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul (U2).
Amicale's response came through their trio: Kathryn Jo Missavage (16; Season PPG: 26.33), Treyscha Boayue (14; Season PPG: 15.2) and Lily Wittwer (12; Season PPG: 19.83). Boayue scored three field goals in a row during a brief fourth-quarter run, and Zoë Quinn (18, DEU) added 4. Amicale also had a sequence of back-to-back personals on Boayue in Q2, which stalled their momentum. Coach Paul Missavage's team edged the last quarter 17-14, but the gap was already decisive.
T71 sit top of the Championship Round (1st, 2-0, +2 places), extending their winning run to seven games. Amicale drop to 0-2 (6th) with their skid continuing.
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