Etzella Ettelbruck controlled this M-U18 Division 1 Phase 1 game for long stretches and won at Basket Esch 82-56. Etzella stayed 3rd in the standings at 3-2, while Basket Esch is 4th at 1-4 despite a two-place gain in the table.
Basket Esch started with a basket from Alexandre Kremer, but Etzella quickly found its rhythm. After a 6-6 score, Lenny Lopes Morais (Season PPG: 26.00) scored 7 points in a row and pushed the visitors in front. That sequence set the tone for a first quarter won 20-13 by Etzella.
The second quarter increased the gap. Charel Wilmes (Season PPG: 10.00) and Gilles Schock supported Lopes Morais well, and Ben Schock added three free throws in a row late in the period. Etzella closed the first half on a 7-0 run and went to the break with a solid 36-20 lead.
Basket Esch reduced the margin to 15 early in the third quarter, but that was a key moment. Etzella answered with a 13-0 surge, largely through Lopes Morais and Wilmes, and the game opened up at 53-27. The visitors led 61-33 after three quarters, and their biggest advantage came later at 72-40.
Lopes Morais was the standout scorer with 38 points, including five three-pointers. Wilmes added 16, while Ben Schock and Jahleeon Rocha Carvalho both scored 9. For Basket Esch, Kremer (Season PPG: 17.60) produced 19 points, Nazem Verbecque (Season PPG: 8.20) added 10, and the 1.86m guard Kevin Kelechi Nnganyadi (Season PPG: 7.60) finished with 13. Esch was more productive in the last quarter, with Nnganyadi and Kremer leading that late response.
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