Etzella Ettelbruck won 76-64 at Résidence Walferdange in this M-U16 Division 1 Phase 1 game and stays unbeaten at 2-0. In the updated table, ETZ is 2nd and RES 3rd, with both teams losing one place.
The game was decided mainly by Etzella's control of the first half. After an early 6-6 start, ETZ closed the opening quarter with a 14-6 stretch for a 20-12 lead. Adam Ajdinovic (ETZ) gave the visitors an immediate push with the first 6 ETZ points, then Seid Muratovic (ETZ) started to take over.
The second quarter created the real separation. ETZ opened it with a 5-0 run and later built the margin to 45-21, the highest lead of the game at 24 points. Muratovic, 15, was the central figure in that phase and finished with 25 points, including a very productive second and third quarter. Résidence reacted before halftime with an 8-0 run to cut the score to 45-29, led by Matas Sendzikas (RES).
Walferdange tried again after the break, but Etzella answered with another 6-0 run to start the third quarter and restored full control. Muratovic also scored 6 points in a row in that period. The quarter ended 66-50, with Sendzikas keeping RES alive.
In the last quarter, Raul Birenbaum's team won the period 14-10, but never came close enough to threaten the result.
Top scorers were Muratovic (ETZ) with 25, Adam Ajdinovic (ETZ) and Dino Dragolovcanin (ETZ) with 11 each. For RES, Sendzikas had 20, Jokubas Banaitis (RES) 11 and Ahti Ukura (RES) 10.
(AI generated)