At atert/central, Sparta Bertrange rolled past Gréngewald Hueschtert 104-80 in a friendly under FIBA rules. Sparta struck first (5-0) and closed the opening period on an 8-0 run for 33-18. Dareial Corrione Franklin (33, USA) kept GRE in range with three first-quarter triples, but Sparta stayed in control and reached halftime at 57-43, helped by outside answers from Philippe Arendt (27, 1.85m) and steady interior scoring.
After the break, Sparta broke the game open: a 12-3 surge and a personal 7-point flurry by Lennart Holsten (29, 2.07m, DEU) pushed it to 80-55, with the largest gap at +26 (89-63) late in Q3. GRE's youngsters Mika Demuth (18) and Sam Urwald (19, 1.89m) sparked a fourth-quarter push, Urwald stringing four straight points (two FTs and a layup), and Luca Pividor (18, 1.75m) added a three, but the hosts managed the finish. Coaches: Pitt Koster's group set the tone early; Ricky Easterling's side found its best moments from the perimeter.
Team profile: SPA 35 two-pointers, 7 threes, 13 FTs; GRE 22 two-pointers, 9 threes, 9 FTs.
Top performers
- Sparta, local core: Max Logelin (22, 1.87m) 19; Yannick Verbeelen (26, 1.91m) 18; Victor Stein (28, 1.90m) 9; Colin Braun (23, 1.93m) 7.
- Sparta, foreign unit: Jarvis Terrill Williams (35, 1.98m, USA) 15; Holsten 13; Gregory Lydell Mays (32, USA) 6.
- Gréngewald, local scorers: Nicolas Hittelet (27, 2.00m) 14; Urwald 13.
- Gréngewald, foreign unit: Franklin 20; Max Frederik Hessz (21, DEU) 7; Nicolas Saquan Parrish (26, USA) 3.
(AI generated)