Vibball Luxembourg, leader of the phase finale standings, controlled this game from start to finish and moved to 5-0, extending its winning streak to 12 games. Gréngewald Hueschtert B, now 3rd after a one-place gain, never found a way back after the opening minutes.
Coach Vass Ildiko's team set the tone immediately. Cassian Matgen (Season PPG: 16.91) scored 8 of Vibball's first 10 points, and after GREB stayed close at 12-7, VBE closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run for 22-7. The second period brought the gap above 20, with Jeremi Adamski (Season PPG: 5.50) giving a useful burst, including 7 points in the quarter, for a 42-17 halftime score.
The decisive stretch came after the break. GREB opened the third quarter with 2 free throws, but Vibball then produced a massive 23-0 run, from 42-19 to 65-19, which effectively settled the game. That sequence was driven by Matgen, Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane (Season PPG: 20.55) and Michel Ange Mafolo Ondekane (Season PPG: 18.42). Vibball's highest lead reached 56 points at 87-31.
Matgen finished with 27 points, his season high, while Michel Ange added 17 and Benjamin 16. Alexandru-Catalin Vlad, the 18-year-old Romanian wing (Season PPG: 11.08), contributed 6 points, and Malik Nadir Ferhaoui (16, DEU) scored 4 in his first game of this competition.
For GREB, all 31 points came from the starting five. Nicolas François L. Dupong (Season PPG: 7.60) led with 8 points and hit two 3-pointers. Felix Penning (Season PPG: 11.25) added 7 despite two early fouls, James Olav Glorvigen (Season PPG: 6.64) had 9, and Mika Kirchen (15) scored 4 with a made three.
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