Nitia Bettembourg controlled T71 Dudelange B, 45-30, in Bettembourg (terrain 1), shaping the game early and never losing grip. T71 briefly led 3-4 after Mia Schnell scored four points in a row, but Nitia closed the first quarter with a 14-2 run to 17-6, sparked by two straight baskets from Inga Eudier (NIT) and strong finishes by Nadine Kabbah. T71 responded in the second (5-9) to cut it to 22-15 at half, with Nour el Hoda Hatim productive inside and Ivana Babovic getting on the board.
The third quarter was decisive: Nitia won it 16-6. Sasha Pyee hit back-to-back field goals, captain Chiara Terazzi added key scores, and Eudier struck again as the lead stretched to 38-21 by the buzzer, later peaking at +19 (40-21). In the fourth, Babovic (12, FRA) kept T71 competing with multiple baskets, but the gap stayed comfortable. Notably, Anne Sophie Feiereisen Carvalho committed two consecutive fouls late in the second period, and T71's main scorers accumulated whistles, slowing their momentum.
Top performers Nitia: Terazzi 9 (Season PPG: 12.2), Pyee 9 (Season PPG: 5.2), Kabbah 7, Eudier 6; Adèle Schmidt and Mira Frising added 4 each, Chiara Cataldo 4, Tonia Rodesch 2. T71: Babovic 12 (Season PPG: 4.75), Schnell 7 (Season PPG: 3.8), Hatim 6 (Season PPG: 7.2). The 12-year-old German Eudier provided timely first- and third-quarter bursts.
Under coach Arnaud Pyee, Nitia extended their winning streak to five. Coach Yves Winandy's side battled in Q2 and Q4 but couldn't erase the third-quarter gap. In the standings, Nitia jump to 1st (gain +3), while T71B sit 4th (0-2, -2).
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