Etzella Ettelbruck overpowered T71 Dudelange 90-62 in the championship round (Phase 2), reversing the Phase 1 result (T71 had won 84-60). The visitors climbed to 2nd in the classification (+2), T71 slid to 3rd (-1).
Game evolution favored ETZ from the tip. A balanced first-quarter burst from Marvin Delgado dos Santos, Noah Wolter and Charel Wilmes built a 29-18 lead, highlighted by Wilmes stringing five points in a row (a three, then a two). In the second quarter, after Elin Muratovic's three cut it to 25-33, ETZ answered with a 6-0 run, and Lenny Lopes Morais calmly stacked consecutive free throws on two trips to keep the cushion. Halftime: 52-36 ETZ.
T71 tried to restart behind a Daris Honsic triple to open the third, but ETZ immediately rebuilt momentum through Wolter, Lopes Morais and Delgado in succession and closed the period on a 13-2 push for a 74-48 gap (22-12 quarter). The highest lead reached +30 at 83-53 early in the fourth, and Coach Nelson Delgado's team managed the finish.
ETZ's backcourt was relentless: Wolter (24; Season PPG: 16.33), Lopes Morais (23; Season PPG: 17.67) and Delgado (23; Season PPG: 26.22) shared the scoring load, with Wilmes adding 13 and two timely threes. For T71, Honsic (18; Season PPG: 12.33) fought to keep his side in it, and Tom Kloos added 11.
Foul trouble hurt the hosts. Captain Justin Lux (10; Season PPG: 8.63) and key scorer Charel Brettner (9; Season PPG: 21.22) both fouled out, the latter a 1.93m forward/center whose early third-quarter fouls accelerated his exit. Kevin Fernandes Vaz (Season PPG: 15.56) was held scoreless. Coach Tom Schumacher tried to stem the tide with timeouts in the second and third quarters, but ETZ's sustained runs and execution at the line and in transition decided the night.
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