In the Phase finale, 3rd-ranked T71 Dudelange B beat 4th-ranked Gréngewald Hueschtert 57-50 in Oberanven, with the game staying open until the last minutes. T71B started better and built the first significant gap at 16-8 before taking the opening quarter 16-10.
GRE answered well in the second period. Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (Season PPG: 18.83) drove the comeback with a heavy scoring load, and coach Bojan Eric's side trimmed the deficit to 32-30 at halftime. Greenhalgh was clearly on a roll, scoring again and again around the basket and from the foul line.
The home side then produced its best stretch after the break. Fatou-Imane Ba (Season PPG: 6.83), the 15-year-old French player, scored 5 points in a row to help turn 30-32 into 35-32, and GRE later pushed the margin to 39-35. After three quarters, Gréngewald still led 43-42.
The decisive swing came in the last quarter. After GRE moved to 44-42 and then 46-46, T71B found the stronger finish. Shari von Arx (Season PPG: 10.78) was steady all game with 16 points, Katarina Barbic (Season PPG: 11.36), the 14-year-old Croatian scorer, hit major baskets for 13 points, and Joyce Perrard (Season PPG: 8.11) added 7. From the 46-46 tie, T71B closed on an 11-4 run, with Barbic's late three making it 57-50.
Greenhalgh finished with 31 of GRE's 50 points, an outstanding share of the offense, but she fouled out late, which mattered in the closing sequence. Ba added 7 points and captain Sophie Dupong (Season PPG: 9.07) scored 6 before also fouling out. T71B had already won the earlier meeting 58-37 and completed a two-game season sweep.
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