T71 Dudelange controlled Etzella Ettelbruck 77-58 in the U22 Qualifications at grimler/terrain1, building steadily before breaking the game open after halftime. T71 led 20-14 after the first quarter, with Uros Malesevic and Lenn Dondelinger scoring inside, while Marvin Delgado kept ETZ in touch with an early three. The hosts nudged the gap to 36-26 at the break, helped by Nils Schroeder and Charel Brettner.
The third quarter decided it. T71 delivered a 12-3 surge out of the locker room (from 36-26 to 48-29), sparked by Malesevic and Dondelinger at the rim and Schroeder at the stripe, who knocked down four consecutive free throws during that spell. The lead stretched to 62-40 by the end of the period, and T71 reached their highest margin at +24 (73-49). ETZ's late push included six points in a row from deep by Charel Wilmes and José Miguel Domingos Sanches (73-57), but T71 closed it out without drama.
Top performers for T71: Schroeder (20, 1.90m; Season PPG: 11.17) led with 19, Malesevic (Season PPG: 16.20) added 16, Len Guedes (Season PPG: 7.50) had 12, and Dondelinger (Season PPG: 11.50) chipped in 9. Fabian Agbodenou (21, 1.80m, DEU) supplied 8 valuable points, with Brettner (Season PPG: 11.40) on 7 and Noah Jeitz 6. For ETZ, Delgado (Season PPG: 19.57) scored 15, Domingos Sanches (Season PPG: 11.33) 14, Ayrton David Babinyanga (19, BEL) 8, Oreoluwa Oke 7, Wilmes (Season PPG: 2.43) 6, with Axel Bieux and Hakim Baba at 4. Early foul trouble for Baba (two quick in Q1, finishing with four) hampered ETZ's rotations.
Under coach Larry Schmitz, T71 climb to 8th (+1, 2-4). Coach Gavin Alexander Love's ETZ drop to 9th (-1, 2-5) and are on a four-game losing streak. T71, who had endured a series of losses earlier, post another needed win.
(AI generated)