T71 Dudelange B beat Racing Luxembourg 68-59 and climbed one place to first in the W-U14 Division 3 phase finale standings at 5-2. Racing is sixth at 3-4.
Yves Winandy's team shaped the game early. After Racing went ahead 2-0 through captain Lily Jessica Walter (Season PPG: 10.54), T71B answered by turning a 4-4 score into a 20-6 advantage, a decisive 16-2 run that set the tone. Eva Dilara Gambarini (Season PPG: 3.30) scored five straight late in the first quarter, and T71B led 20-9 after 10 minutes.
The home side kept control in the second quarter and reached halftime up 37-19. Their attack was balanced: Gambarini finished with 16, matching her season best, Maira Angela Jeanne Cardoni (Season PPG: 2.45) added 14, also a season high, Nour el Hoda Hatim (Season PPG: 8.00) scored 12, and Lana Gudendorff (Season PPG: 5.36) had 11. Twelve-year-old Ivana Babovic (FRA) gave useful support with 8 points.
T71B pushed the margin to 24 points in the third quarter at 52-28 and again at 54-30, with Cardoni active inside and Gambarini hitting the game's only T71B three-pointer.
Racing reacted strongly in the last period. Julie Obertin (Season PPG: 13.31) was outstanding with 27 points, a season high, including 24 after halftime and 8 in a row to open the fourth. Walter added 12, with 10 in the final quarter. Racing cut the gap from 65-52 to 65-58, but T71B answered in time. Neyla Kasraoui, 14, BEL, scored 8 for Racing before fouling out late.
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