T71 Dudelange controlled a solid friendly at grimler/central, beating Spirou Charleroi 74-64. The hosts set the tone early, building a 23-14 lead in the first quarter on the back of Lauren Van Kleunen (T71), who piled up points at the line with four free throws in a row, before Marie Hamaide (SPC) and Klaudia Perisia (SPC) trimmed it to 23-19.
T71 pushed again to 29-22 in the second quarter through Van Kleunen and Svenia Nurenberg (T71), but Spirou answered with a 7-0 run?threes by Plamedi Lufuando (SPC) and steady finishes from Hamaide and Laurine De Groof (SPC)?to level it 41-41 at halftime.
After the break Spirou briefly seized momentum, moving ahead 44-48 on an Amalia Marotta (SPC) triple and Chloe Bully (SPC) inside work. T71 flipped it with a composed surge: Lara Jemming (T71) buried a three for 49-48, Shalonda Winton (T71) and Beatriz Jordao (T71) scored at the rim, Mia Schroeder (T71) added a timely three, and Van Kleunen kept cashing in at the stripe. The hosts closed the third 25-17 to lead 66-58.
Michelle Dittgen (T71) opened the fourth with two baskets in a row to make it 70-58, and although Perisia answered, Van Kleunen added again and Nurenberg sealed it with two late free throws. T71?s largest lead reached 12 (72-60), enough to keep Spirou at arm?s length.
Top performers
- T71: Van Kleunen (31 points; one three and repeated trips to the line), Jordao (12), Nurenberg (9), Dittgen (6), Winton (8), with threes from Schroeder and Jemming.
- Spirou: Perisia (17, three triples), Hamaide (14, including a first-quarter three), Bully (13, scored the visitors? first points), De Groof (6).
Discipline shaped phases of play: Stephanie Medjo (SPC) committed two personal fouls in quick succession late in Q1; Laetitia Waterlot (SPC) accumulated multiple personals, including two close together in the final quarter. Coaching adjustments by Mathieu Fivet (T71) steadied the hosts after Spirou?s third-quarter push, while Vincent Bouffioux?s (SPC) side produced the key 7-0 second-quarter run that kept it close at half.
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