T71 Dudelange edged Arlon 68-64 in a U16 friendly at grimler/central, turning a 19-point deficit into a late win. Arlon burst out 9-0, driven by the first four points in a row from Najwa Mouh (ARL), and closed the opening quarter up 26-11. The margin peaked at 30-11 early in the second. T71 steadied through Laura Kieffer Richtarik (T71) and Katarina Barbic (T71), but still trailed 24-40 at halftime.
The game flipped after the break. T71's 26-11 third quarter began with quick strikes from Kieffer and Eva Guedes (T71). A technical foul on Marie Alice Lahure (ARL) did not help Arlon's rhythm, and Shari Van Arx (T71) put together seven consecutive points to pull T71 within one (50-51). Barbic opened the fourth with the host's first lead at 52-51.
Arlon answered through Emma Incoul (ARL) and Mouh to move ahead 60-56, but T71 closed on a 12-4 finish, including the final 8-0. A crucial unsportsmanlike foul on Enora Gaertner (ARL) yielded two Kieffer free throws for a 66-64 lead, and despite an unsportsmanlike on Matilde Pego (T71) moments later, Pego scored the clinching basket for 68-64.
Barbic (15 points: 5x2, 1x3, 2 FT) and Kieffer (14: 5x2, 4 FT) led T71, with captain Marie Beffort Neumann (T71) adding 12 (6x2) before fouling out late; Van Arx had 8, including that personal 7-0 run, and Pego supplied 6 with six of T71's last eight points. For Arlon, Mouh topped the game with 17 (6x2, 5 FT), supported by Lahure's 11 (fouled out in Q3), Celia Hissette's 11 (fouled out in Q4) and Charlotte Devitt's 10.
Numbers framed the swing: T71 made 27 two-pointers and 2 threes (8 FTs), while Arlon hit 25 two-pointers, no threes and 14 free throws. Arlon's early control (highest lead +19) gave way to foul trouble captain Shana Thill (ARL) also fouled out while coach MARCHI's T71 group found answers after halftime and executed the decisive closing sequence.
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