Second-ranked Musel Pikes beat sixth-ranked Gréngewald Hueschtert 77-64 and completed a 2-0 season sweep of this matchup. Rouven Behnke's team is now on a three-game winning run.
The game turned early. Musel opened with a 22-8 first quarter, already creating separation through ball movement and outside shooting. The lead grew to 33-16 in the second period, the highest margin of the night, before Gréngewald answered well and cut the halftime score to 39-29.
Andrea Haris' side kept pressing after the break. A 4-0 start to the third quarter reduced the gap to 39-33, and the visitors were still within 47-39 before the key sequence of the game: Musel produced an 8-0 burst, with Myrielle Platte Behnke and Ella Joy Gallatin doing the damage, to move to 55-39. From there, Gréngewald never got closer than nine in the fourth quarter.
Musel's main edge was the three-point line: 13/32, a good 40.6%, with 24 assists as a team. Gréngewald was good on 2-pointers (24/43, 55.8%) and strong on the boards, 39 rebounds to 26, but only 3/19 from deep.
Magaly Meynadier (Season PPG: 17.29, RPG: 6.63, AssPG: 4.13) led Musel's Luxembourg core with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. Platte Behnke (Season PPG: 13.29, RPG: 4.73, AssPG: 1.64) added 19 points, while Gallatin (Season PPG: 18.71, RPG: 9.45, AssPG: 4.09) scored 15, including 4/9 from three. Devon Nicole Brookshire (32, 1.90m, USA) contributed 12 points.
For Gréngewald, Alimata Coulibaly (21, 1.90m, MLI) was the game MVP with 31 points and 18 rebounds, shooting an excellent 7/8 at the line and a good 12/21 on 2-pointers. Greta Marie Kampschroeder (23, 1.88m, USA) added 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Maé Manti (Season PPG: 9.86, RPG: 2.43, AssPG: 2.00) hit 3 threes for 11 points.
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