Arantia Larochette uses late fourth-quarter surge to defeat visiting Sparta
LAROCHETTE, Luxembourg (Interstat) — Arantia Larochette defeated visiting Sparta 102-90 on Saturday at Hall Sportif Centre Filano, using a 30-19 fourth-quarter advantage to secure the win. Joshua Mcclary paced Arantia Larochette with 26 points, 10 assists, two rebounds and one block. Vic Heuschling added 21 points, Edson De Sousa had 18 and Derek Wilson contributed 14 points and nine rebounds. Jarvis Williams led Sparta with 27 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Avelon John scored 18 and Victor Stein added 12 points and seven rebounds. Arantia Larochette shot 38 of 76 from the floor, 13 of 32 from 3-point range and 13 of 16 from the free-throw line. Sparta shot 32 of 65, 10 of 28 from beyond the arc and 16 of 17 from the line. Arantia Larochette held edges in assists (9-5) and offensive rebounds (13-10), while Sparta committed 13 turnovers to Arantia Larochette’s nine. Both teams are 4-2.