Gréngewald Hueschtert B won a close championship-round game at Dreiborn, 73-66, and split the season series with Musel Pikes B after Musel's 85-83 win in the first meeting. Ricky Easterling's team also stopped a two-game losing run and climbed three places to 5th, while MUSB stayed 7th.
The game changed hands several times. GREB opened 7-0 and later led 25-19, but Philippe Steffen's side answered well and edged the first quarter 26-25. MUSB then produced one of the key runs of the night in the second period, going from 28-29 to 37-29 with 9 straight points. GREB replied immediately with a 9-0 burst of its own and turned that into a 38-37 halftime lead.
Musel had its best phase after the break. 16-year-old Abram Macalou (MUSB) and Omar Youssef Essid (MUSB) helped the home team build a 54-46 advantage, its biggest lead. GREB stayed within reach, and the last quarter changed everything. From 57-50 down, the visitors exploded with 16 unanswered points to move 66-57 ahead.
Sam Urwald (Season PPG: 19.00) drove that comeback and finished with 32 points, including 4 three-pointers and a strong late stretch at the line. Luca Pividor (Season PPG: 15.88) added 21 and kept scoring in the decisive fourth-quarter sequence. Musel still answered with a 9-2 run to get back to 68-66, but GREB closed the game with the final 5 points.
For MUSB, Macalou scored 16, Jules Jacquet (MUSB) 14 and Youssef Essid (MUSB) 13. The hosts were also hurt by foul trouble late, with Guy Schmit (Season PPG: 13.29) and Emmanuel Sadler fouling out during GREB's comeback. GREB also received useful support from 17-year-old Linus Schumacher (GREB), who scored 6, and Raik Steyer (GREB) with 4.
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