Etzella Ettelbruck handled Résidence Walferdange 100-83 at Deichwisen/Central, reversing the first-round loss (87-77) and consolidating third place, while Résidence stay seventh and slide to a fourth straight defeat. In front of 115 spectators, the game stayed balanced early (23-20 after Q1), but Etzella gradually imposed its perimeter game and control at the stripe.
Key stretch came in Q2: from 25-26 down, Etzella strung together a 21-8 run fuelled by threes from Frédéric Gutenkauf, Philippe Gutenkauf and Adrian Delph to reach 46-34. Halftime: 53-46. Résidence rallied late in the third, trimming to 72-66 after a Marvin Saldana three, before Thomas Henkel's timely triple restored separation (77-67).
The knockout blow arrived to start Q4: a 14-0 Etzella burst (Henkel, then Delph with 2+1, Henkel again, Delph for five more) pushed it to 91-67. The hosts peaked at +24 (93-69) and never looked back. Etzella's efficiency told: 2P 54.8% and 3P 38.9% both good plus 82.8% at the line; Résidence managed 47.3% inside and 27.3% from three, with only free throws (76.5%) in the good range. Etzella also shared the ball (22 assists).
Among the imports, Nicholas Thomas Davis (Season PPG: 21.5, RPG: 10.05, AssPG: 2.14) dominated with 25 points and 17 rebounds, and Delph (Season PPG: 21.41, RPG: 6.36, AssPG: 3.64) added 23 on 5/5 FT and four threes. Henkel chipped in 14 (4/9 3P), Billy Ray McDaniel hit 13 with three triples. Local guard Philippe Gutenkauf (Season PPG: 16.59, RPG: 4.30, AssPG: 6.30) was steady at 19, going 11/12 at the line.
For Résidence, John Clark Slajchert (Season PPG: 27.12, RPG: 5.30, AssPG: 3.30) scored 23, while Brendan Bailey (28, 2.03m, USA) posted 24 (7/8 FT). Local forward Oliver Vujakovic (Season PPG: 15.8, RPG: 6.88, AssPG: 2.88) added 17. Coach Gavin Love's C1 technical in Q2 didn't derail Etzella's momentum; Rainer Kloss' team lacked the perimeter accuracy to sustain their third-quarter push.
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