Zesummen Aktiv won a tight road game at Avanti Mondorf, 46-42, and the win lifted ZAK to 1st place with a gain of four spots. MON dropped to 5th and is now on a two-game losing run, while ZAK responded well after its previous loss.
Mondorf controlled the opening minutes and built the game's biggest lead at 9-0. Ilan Ernzer (MON) and Aleksa Savic (MON) gave the home side early rhythm, but ZAK closed the first quarter with four straight points. In the second period, MON still led 14-6 before ZAK put together an 8-0 run to tie the game at 14-14. Nathaniel Guth (26, ZAK) was decisive in that phase, and the teams went into halftime level at 16-16.
The third quarter changed the balance. Jim Braun (33, ZAK) came in and immediately scored in a row, helping ZAK open the half with an 8-0 push from 16-16 to 24-16. Braun and Guth then kept the pressure on as ZAK moved in front 33-28 after three quarters. ZAK's offense was built almost entirely on two-point scoring, with 44 of its 46 points coming from inside the arc.
MON stayed close through Martin De Pinho Brandao (MON), who finished with 12 points, while Ernzer added 11 and Max Muller (MON) had 8. The home team made one more run in the fourth, turning a 35-32 deficit into a 40-37 lead. ZAK answered through Braun again, then after moving back ahead 41-40, added a technical free throw from HAO-YANG-YANN Shi (ZAK). Christophe Theiss (ZAK) scored the next basket for 44-40, and Joe Feierstein (ZAK) hit the last points of the game.
Top scorers were Guth (ZAK) and Braun (ZAK) with 16 each.
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