Etzella Ettelbruck stayed 2nd in M-U22 qualifications with a 94-74 home win over T71 Dudelange, while T71 moved up to 3rd despite the loss.
ETZ took control early. After conceding the first point, Gavin Love's team answered with 10 straight points, driven by captain Noah Wolter (Season PPG: 21.00) and Lou Clees (Season PPG: 17.20), and led 22-18 after the opening quarter. T71 remained close mainly through Uros Malesevic (20, 1.95m), who already had 10 points in the first period.
The second quarter created the first real gap. T71 came back to 36-30, but ETZ finished the half much better and stretched the score to 54-42. Clees was central in that phase, with Sam Schaaf (Season PPG: 20.60) adding consistent interior scoring and free throws.
Dino Ceman's side reacted after the break. T71 edged the third quarter 16-15 and reduced the deficit to 69-59. Malesevic kept carrying the attack and finished with 41 points, more than half of his team's total. Len Guedes (T71) added 10, while Jesse Papa Muller (18, 1.80m) and Jonas Lies (T71) scored 9 each.
The game was still open at 74-67 in the fourth quarter, but that was the crucial moment. ETZ produced a 9-0 run to 83-67, including a three-pointer from Stéphane Rocardo Silva (ETZ), and from there the margin kept growing to 20. Clees finished with a season-high 33 points, Schaaf had 23, Wolter 17, and Lenny Lopes Morais (17, 1.85m) added 11.
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