Second-placed Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled this Phase finale game from the start and won on the road at sixth-placed Basket Esch, 62-33. The standings did not change after the game: GRE stayed 2nd at 6-2, while LAL remained 6th at 1-7.
The game was shaped very early. After a 2-2 start, Gréngewald put together a 5-0 run, then later added an 8-0 burst to move from 7-4 to 15-4. That gave coach Andrea Haris's team a clear 19-7 lead after the first quarter. The decisive sequence came next: GRE stretched the margin with a 20-0 run from the end of the first period into the second, turning 19-7 into 39-7.
Barbora Buzasi (Season PPG: 19.59), the 17-year-old 1.85m Czech center, was the main difference with 23 points. Dorkas Von Arx (Season PPG: 15.53) added 13, and Lavinia Strelen (Season PPG: 6.38), a 1.86m forward/center, helped set the tone early with 7. Gréngewald led 41-11 at halftime.
Basket Esch reacted better after the break. Coach Karim Elbaoune's side won the third quarter 13-12, with Emma Wallenborn (Season PPG: 9.88) and Marcia Rocha Fernandes (Season PPG: 5.15) carrying most of the offense. Wallenborn finished with 11 points, Rocha Fernandes with 10, and together they produced 21 of Esch's 33 points. Wallenborn also had a personal run of 5 straight points in the third quarter. Still, GRE answered each push and reached its highest lead at 49-13.
The last quarter was balanced at 9-9, with Charlotte Charles adding 5 points overall and Amy Salmon contributing 4. Gréngewald also completed a clean 3-0 season sweep against Basket Esch after earlier wins of 77-49 and 74-50.
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