Etzella Ettelbruck controlled the key stretches and won 83-67 at Musel Pikes, a result that lifted ETZ two places to 3rd in the Phase finale table, while MUS dropped to 4th. It was also Etzella's fourth win in four meetings with Musel this season.
Musel started well and led 24-22 after a lively first quarter. Jules Jacquet (Season PPG: 15.68) and Omar Youssef Essid (Season PPG: 14.50) gave the home side rhythm early, while Raphaël Siebenaler (MUS) added 4 straight points late in the period. Etzella stayed close through Noah Wolter (Season PPG: 14.63) and Marvin Delgado dos Santos (Season PPG: 24.83).
The game turned in the second quarter. From 29-29, Etzella produced a 9-0 run to 38-29, with Delgado and Charel Wilmes (Season PPG: 9.95) doing most of the damage. A technical foul on Geoffrey Schlammes was part of that difficult phase for Musel, and ETZ stretched the margin to 43-32 before halftime, winning the quarter 21-12.
Musel reacted after the break and cut the gap to 43-40, but Nelson Delgado's team answered quickly with a 7-0 sequence, highlighted by a three from Gilles Schock (Season PPG: 2.94). Musel stayed alive through Jacquet and Youssef Essid, and trailed only 59-52 entering the last quarter.
Early in the fourth, Musel reduced it to 53-59, but Etzella managed the decisive moments better. Delgado hit again, Lenny Lopes Morais (Season PPG: 18.21) added a big three, and ETZ later went on a 7-0 burst from 68-61 to 75-61. The visitors' highest lead reached 17.
Delgado led all scorers with 31 points. Wilmes added 15, while Lopes Morais and Wolter scored 12 each. For Musel, Jacquet finished with 21, Youssef Essid had 17, and Abram Macalou (Season PPG: 25.17) scored 13. Musel has now lost its last two games.
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