Sparta Bertrange controlled their friendly against Bonn from the start, winning 84-67 at Atert. After a 24-17 first quarter, Karl Abou Khalil's team blew the game open with a 30-16 second period, fueled by a 20-7 surge from 26-19 to 46-26. Threes by Yannick Verbeelen (26, 1.91m) and Philippe Arendt (27, 1.85m) set the tone, and Sparta reached halftime up 54-33. The lead peaked at 26 points (84-58) before Bonn closed with a 9-0 run, helped by an unsportsmanlike foul on Sparta's Colin Braun.
Verbeelen led all home scorers with 23, mixing five triples with drives and trips to the line, including an 8-point flurry in the third quarter. Arendt added 12 on three long-range shots and free throws. Lennart Holsten (29, 2.07m, DEU) provided 11 and steady interior scoring, while Victor Stein (captain) had 9. Braun chipped in 10; Max Logelin 7; Tom Germeaux 5; Jarvis Williams 5; Jules Beicht 2.
Bonn, coached by Bouallegue, stayed competitive early but fell behind under a barrage from deep. Brandon Bruno's 21 points (four threes) paced the visitors, with Thomas Caron at 16 and Dos Santos Mango at 11, the latter stringing three consecutive free throws in Q2. Captain ROUZES added 8, while N'Gandoloki (4), Bataille (3), Mathion (2) and Dioussé (2) rounded out the scoring.
Sparta's perimeter burst in Q2 and Verbeelen's run after the break were the decisive phases. Bonn's late 9-0 push trimmed the margin to 17, but the gap built across the first three quarters held.
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