Etzella Ettelbruck B controlled BC Mess B 58-82, building the win early and never letting go. The visitors exploded out of the blocks with a 16-33 first quarter, fueled by Lou Clees' outside touch and Lenny Lopes Morais' activity. Clees buried back-to-back triples mid-period, and coach Gavin Alexander Love's side imposed pace and shot-making.
Mess steadied in the second behind François Villain and Gilles Weimerskirch to trim it to 32-46 at halftime. The game's hinge came right after the break: Etzella strung together a 12-0 surge to 34-61, with Clees scoring repeatedly and Lopes Morais cashing in at the line. Charel Wilmes then added back-to-back buckets as the gap peaked at +30 (37-67). Noah Bertolini's team found late rhythm, but the cushion held.
For Etzella, Clees led with 29 points (Season PPG: 14.0), Sam Schaaf added 13 (Season PPG: 16.9), and José Miguel Domingos Sanches scored 10 (Season PPG: 15.69). Solid support came from Noah Wolter (9) and Lopes Morais (9). For Mess, Maxime Sunnen (29, 1.83m) poured in 26, including a personal fourth-quarter burst with multiple baskets in a row, while Villain had 18 (Season PPG: 8.71). Philippe Charles Di Cato added 5 and Alexandre Caurlà 4 (Season PPG: 16.69).
Etzella also managed key moments at the stripe late, with Schaaf closing possessions. No player fouled out; Mess's Weimerskirch reached four fouls. In the standings, Etzella climbs to 8th (+2), while Mess remains 9th.
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