Résidence Walferdange answered its first-leg defeat in Esch with a clear 102-72 home win. In this M-Enovos League game, the professional-player balance was unequal, with RES using two and LAL one, and that mattered over 40 minutes.
After a 5-5 start, Walferdange broke the game open with a 14-0 run to 19-5. Brendan T. Bailey (Season PPG: 22.73, RPG: 9.28, AssPG: 1.53) was the main engine, scoring 20 points in the first quarter alone, and RES led 32-20 after 10 minutes. Basket Esch reacted well in the second period: Dino Ceman (Season PPG: 6.60, RPG: 4.63, AssPG: 3.15) and Quinten Gregory Dee Nelson (Season PPG: 20.73, RPG: 5.40, AssPG: 3.90) helped cut the gap to 34-29, and LAL won the quarter 26-23 to stay within 55-46 at halftime.
The decisive moment came after the break. Tom Schomer (Season PPG: 6.10, RPG: 2.55, AssPG: 2.06) scored the first 5 points of the half, and RES produced a strong 24-5 stretch from 55-46 to 79-51. The third quarter ended 86-56 and the highest lead reached 37 points in the fourth.
Walferdange shot well from inside (29/46, 63%) and excellently from three (12/23, 52%), with 18 assists and only 7 turnovers. Bailey finished with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6/8 from deep, while John Clark Slajchert (Season PPG: 27.05, RPG: 5.44, AssPG: 3.75) added 19 points on an excellent 8/10 from two-point range. Victor Shungu Bonga brought 15 points and 7 rebounds.
For Esch, Nelson had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Ceman posted 14 points with an excellent 5/5 at the line. Emmanuel Jesus Frederico, a 17-year-old 2.00m player from CPV, added 13 points and 10 rebounds. LAL is now on a four-game losing streak.
(AI generated)