Etzella Ettelbruck won 100-90 in Larochette and completed the season sweep over Arantia after the 87-60 first-leg win. The result also pushed ETZ up two places to 1st, while ARA dropped one spot to 3rd. Ettelbruck arrived on a six-game winning run; Larochette saw a ten-game winning streak end.
The game turned early on Etzella's offensive rhythm. Adrian Delph (Season PPG: 21.95, RPG: 6.7, AssPG: 3.17) opened with 10 first-quarter points and ETZ moved from 2-2 to 9-2, then later led 32-25 after one quarter. Arantia answered well, especially through Michael Anthony Carter III (Season PPG: 23.05, RPG: 4.96, AssPG: 3.39), and briefly cut the gap several times, but Etzella still controlled the second period and reached halftime ahead 52-42.
The key stretch came in the third quarter. Delph, Nicholas Davis (Season PPG: 21.10, RPG: 9.83, AssPG: 1.93) and Thomas Henkel helped ETZ build the margin to 18 points, 74-56, their highest lead. Larochette had foul issues around that phase: Derek Wilson and Vic Heuschling had been in repeated foul trouble from the first half, and the home side never fully stabilized defensively.
Arantia made one real push in the last quarter, cutting from 76-63 to 89-81 and later to 99-88. In a close enough final stretch, Etzella's winners were Delph and Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr (41, 1.96m, USA), who answered with key baskets from outside and restored control.
Delph was the MVP with 36 points, shooting an excellent 6/7 on 2-pointers and an excellent 6/11 from three. Davis added 15 points and 11 rebounds, Philippe Gutenkauf had 11 points and 8 assists, and Mc Daniel Jr scored 16 on an excellent 4/7 from three. ETZ shot well as a team: 81% FT, an excellent 74% on 2-pointers, and 42% from three.
For ARA, Carter finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds, Kevon Godwin (26, 1.88m, USA) scored 27 with 6/13 from three, and Edson De Sousa Silva added 14. Larochette shot 88% at the line and 55% on 2-pointers, but only 29% from deep.
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