Etzella Ettelbruck controlled the game after halftime and beat T71 Dudelange 83-60, a result that lifted Gavin Love's side to 1st place at 5-1, with a gain of five positions. T71 saw its 3-game winning streak end and stayed 5th at 3-3.
The game changed in clear phases. T71 opened through Domenick Sleva, but Etzella answered with an 11-0 run for 11-2 and led 14-9 after the first quarter. In the second period, T71 came back to 18-16. Frédéric Gutenkauf then hit two straight three-pointers to push the margin to 27-18. T71 cut it again to 27-23, yet Etzella still went to the break ahead 32-25.
The decisive moment came in the third quarter. Etzella opened the half with a 10-2 push to 42-27 and never let T71 recover. Tim Schomer scored 6 points in a row from deep, and the hosts dominated the quarter 31-12 to build a 63-37 lead. The biggest gap reached 29 points in the fourth.
Philippe Gutenkauf (Season PPG: 16.20, RPG: 3.86, AssPG: 8.43) led Etzella with 16 points and 8 assists, shooting a good 60% on 2-pointers. Marvin Delgado dos Santos (Season PPG: 12.00, RPG: 7.00, AssPG: 2.63) added 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, with excellent 60% from three. Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr. (Season PPG: 10.50, RPG: 5.75, AssPG: 3.50) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Schomer gave efficient support with 8 points on 2/2 free throws and 2/3 from three.
For T71, Finn Reisdorffer was the game MVP with 16 points and 10 rebounds, shooting an excellent 77.8% on 2-pointers. Jimmie Lee Taylor III (Season PPG: 24.00, RPG: 4.75, AssPG: 3.63) scored 17 and went a perfect 6/6 at the line. T71's main offensive limit was outside shooting: 3/21 from three, against Etzella's 13/29 and 27 team assists.
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