Sparta Bertrange dominated T71 Dudelange B 93-23 at atert/central in W-U14 Division 2 (Phase 1), controlling the game from the opening minutes to the final horn. Sparta led 17-4 after the first quarter, using repeated stops and transition baskets. The margin grew to 37-10 at halftime, powered by a 20-6 second quarter in which Stoeva (SPA) strung together a personal 6-point burst in mid-period. After the break, Sparta opened the third with a 6-0 run through Thokala and Sacaze and won the frame 28-5 to remove any doubt. The hosts kept the pace in the fourth (28-8), reaching their largest lead at the end, plus 70.
Sparta's attack came almost exclusively from two-point range and the line. Sacaze (SPA) and Flechtner (SPA) shared top scoring honors with 19 points each, while Stoeva (SPA) added 15, including that decisive second-quarter surge. Gaudnek (SPA) contributed 12 and opened the fourth with back-to-back baskets; Blau (SPA) and Wandji (SPA) chipped in 7 and 6, and Simmons (11, USA) finished with 6.
For T71, Babovic (T71B) led with 7 points, Hatim (T71B) added 6, and Schnell (T71B) had 4. Coach Yves Winandy's side fought to get to the line early, but interior foul trouble hurt: Hatim picked up two quick personals in the first quarter and finished with four, while Schnell was repeatedly whistled across the middle quarters and also ended on four.
Coach Laurent Cames rotated effectively as Sparta kept putting together mini-runs in every quarter. In the standings, Sparta climb to 2nd (ranking gain +1, 1-0), while T71B sit 4th (0-1).
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