Tenth-placed Etzella Ettelbruck B stayed in control of this return game in Mersch, beating last-placed Black Star Mersch B 74-56 and completing a season sweep after the earlier 78-77 win.
Black Star started better and led 8-2 after early baskets from Ben Hilges and Erik Daling, plus a three by Charel Weis. Etzella reacted well and closed the first quarter with a 13-6 stretch to move in front 15-14, with Lou Clees and Noah Wolter already active.
The game was still balanced in the second quarter at 19-19, but the visitors created the first real gap before halftime. Charel Wilmes scored 8 points in the period and Etzella finished the half on a 12-5 run for a 31-24 lead.
The turning point came in the third quarter. Mersch cut the score to 26-31, but coach Gavin Alexander Love's team answered immediately. Clees (Season PPG: 15.33) and Wolter (Season PPG: 12.88) pushed the tempo, and Etzella produced a decisive 10-0 run from 33-44 to 33-54. The visitors won the quarter 24-13 and entered the last period ahead 55-37.
Black Star had one brief response through Nils Bosdijk (20, 1.92m, NLD), but Etzella opened the fourth with another 10 unanswered points, from 42-55 to 42-65. The highest lead reached 20 points.
Clees led all scorers with 26 points, while Wilmes (Season PPG: 5.46) and Wolter added 18 each. Oreoluwa Oke (Season PPG: 6.19) contributed 9. For coach Lisa Hilges' team, Bosdijk scored 15, Pol Rodesch (Season PPG: 15.88) had 14, and Weis (Season PPG: 11.08) added 8. The standings did not change: Etzella remains 10th, Black Star 12th.
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