T71 Dudelange opened the Championship Round with a controlled 52-36 win over Gréngewald Hueschtert at grimler/terrain2, reversing September's Phase 1 result (GRE 60-55 T71). Under coach Mike Baseggio, T71 edged a tight first quarter 8-7, then broke the game open before halftime with a decisive 13-0 run from 13-13 to 26-13. Ella Bourgnon (Season PPG: 16.33) and Chloé Wolf (Season PPG: 6.17) drove that surge, and T71 led 26-15 at the break.
The third quarter belonged to T71: Desejada Antonio Lopes Ca (Season PPG: 19.0) strung together multiple baskets as the hosts stretched the margin to 39-21. The lead peaked at +20 (49-29) in the fourth. Gréngewald briefly threatened with a 7-0 start to the final period Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (12 pts, Season PPG: 22.83) scored back-to-back and captain Eve Van der Schilden (12 pts, Season PPG: 19.0) added a three but T71 answered with a 10-1 reply, including Wolf's calm free throws and further points from Lopes Ca and Bourgnon. Gréngewald's momentum was also undercut by a string of personal fouls early in the fourth.
T71's scoring was led by Lopes Ca (17; 13 years old, PRT), Bourgnon (13), Wolf (8), plus solid help from Dunja Dos Santos Dramicinan (5) and Tamy Zatko (T71) with 5. For Bojan Eric's GRE, Greenhalgh and Van der Schilden paced the offense (12 each), supported by Yara Milani Nia (7) and Katherine Thompson (4; 13, IRL).
Form note: T71 have now won four straight; GRE's five-game run ends here. Classification after this opener: T71 1st (1-0), GRE 2nd (0-1). Game evolution: 8-7, 26-15, 39-21, 52-36.
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