Leaders Vibball Luxembourg, now 8-0 in the final phase, completed a 2-0 season sweep of second-placed Entente RES AMI B with a 77-56 win. VBE stretched its run to 15 straight victories, while ERAB's three-game winning streak ended.
ERAB had the better start. Kristupas Zilionis, Finn Stoltz and Illia Malkin carried the visitors to a 20-13 first-quarter lead, and Janis Thein's early basket in the second made it 22-13, their biggest advantage. VBE then settled into the game. Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane (Season PPG: 21.57) scored 7 points in a row, Matteo Bungert (17, DEU) hit from outside, and Cassian Matgen's three put VBE in front 27-26, although ERAB still led 32-28 at halftime.
The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. After ERAB moved to 34-28 and later 36-33, coach Ildiko Vass's team answered with a 17-0 run. Michel Ange Mafolo Ondekane, Alexandru-Catalin Vlad (18, 1.92m, ROU), Matgen (Season PPG: 17.86) and Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane all scored in that burst as VBE turned the game to 53-38. The quarter ended 27-8 for the home side.
ERAB, coached by Filip Dukic, still came back to 58-54 in the fourth through Stoltz and Malkin, but VBE closed strongly with a 19-2 finish. Matgen led all scorers with 22 points, including four three-pointers. Benjamin added 18, Michel Ange had 10 before fouling out, and Bungert provided 9. For ERAB, Stoltz finished with 18 and Malkin with 11.
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