First-ranked Arantia Larochette saw its long winning rhythm broken at home as sixth-ranked Etzella Ettelbruck controlled the return game and won 107-76, evening the season series after the 80-73 ARA win in December.
The game turned quickly in the first quarter. Lenny Lopes Morais and Sam Schaaf gave ETZ early scoring, while Lee Brosius and Mykolas Maindron answered for ARA. Larochette stayed close at 20-24, but Ettelbruck closed the period on a 10-3 run for 34-23.
ARA had its best response in the second quarter. Brosius and captain Noé Tibold kept the home side alive, and after falling behind 38-55, Larochette produced an 8-0 push to get back to 46-55. Noah Wolter stopped that momentum before halftime, with ETZ still firmly ahead 57-46.
The crucial stretch came just after the break. Ettelbruck opened the third quarter with 10 straight points, moving from 57-46 to 67-46. That sequence created full separation, and the visitors were never pulled back into a close game. They kept building through the fourth quarter, from 81-58 to 87-58, and reached a highest lead of 31 at 107-76.
Wolter, the 17-year-old 1.80m guard (Season PPG: 12.44), led ETZ with 32 points. Marvin Delgado dos Santos (Season PPG: 17.06) added 26, Schaaf (Season PPG: 15.70) scored 24, and Lopes Morais (Season PPG: 6.14) had 13.
For ARA, the 21-year-old French guard Mykolas Maindron (Season PPG: 23.14) finished with 28 points and 7 made three-pointers. Brosius (Season PPG: 11.42) added 18, and Tibold (Season PPG: 21.47) scored 17.
Despite the defeat, Arantia remains first in the classification, while Etzella stays sixth.
(AI generated)