Gréngewald Hueschtert, 4th in the new classification, won a close road game at 6th-placed Avanti Mondorf, 59-53, after resisting a strong late comeback.
Coach Zeynep Hüner's team set the tone early. Gréngewald took the first quarter 15-5 and then opened the second period with an 8-0 burst to reach 23-5, their biggest lead of the afternoon at 18 points. Maria Alesia Basalo Rangel (Season PPG: 2.93) was important in that phase with 8 points, while Sophie Dupong (Season PPG: 9.67) and 15-year-old Fatou-Imane Ba from France (Season PPG: 7.31) gave the visitors steady scoring.
Mondorf, coached by Olivier Haan, stayed alive before the break behind Sara Pronaj (Season PPG: 21.82), who kept attacking and helped cut the gap to 33-20 at halftime. The third quarter was more balanced, and Gréngewald still led 45-33 entering the last period.
The game then changed sharply. Mondorf produced an 18-2 run to go from 33-45 to 51-47, with Pronaj scoring 13 points in the fourth and Leea Schleck Schmid (Season PPG: 8.40) adding key baskets, including a three-pointer. It was Mondorf's first lead since the opening score.
In the decisive moments, Gréngewald Hueschtert answered with a 12-2 finish. Giulia Pauletto, the 14-year-old Italian guard (Season PPG: 8.38), scored 5 late points, Dupong tied it at 51-51, and Leana Kupusovic (Season PPG: 1.07) put Gréngewald back in front at 54-52. Pauletto then sealed the final margin from the line.
Top scorers were Pronaj with 25 and Schleck Schmid with 15 for Mondorf; Dupong led Gréngewald with 18, ahead of Ba with 13 and Pauletto with 11.
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