Amicale Steesel, now 2nd in the table after a gain of four places, answered its previous loss with a clear 104-53 home win over Etzella Ettelbruck, who remain 3rd.
The game was still open in the first quarter at 19-13. ETZ stayed in contact through Lenny Weber (ETZ) and Erol Ajdinovic (ETZ). Ajdinovic put together 6 points in a row during the period, while Weber scored early from the line and later added a basket to keep the margin manageable.
The break came in the second quarter. AMI turned 25-17 into 34-17 and later closed the half with a 10-0 run for 52-23. Thorsten Freiheit's team attacked with much more continuity in that stretch. Noe Olmedo (13, AMI) was the main scorer around the basket, and Atanas Atapov (11, AMI) added 7 points in the quarter, including the team's only three-pointer. The 33-10 second period decided the rhythm of the game.
After halftime, Eric Zenners' side had some offensive answers from Weber, Ajdinovic and Dylan Barrela dos Santos (ETZ), but AMI replied almost every time. Olmedo kept scoring inside, Phil Linckels (AMI) and Jona Engel (AMI) supported well, and the lead moved to 74-40 after three quarters.
The last quarter followed the same pattern. AMI scored 30 more points, with Charel Patz (12, AMI) adding an active closing stretch, and the gap reached its highest point at 51.
Olmedo led all scorers with 30 points. Atapov finished with 19, captain Patz had 17, and Linckels added 12. For ETZ, Weber scored 15, Ajdinovic 14 and Lourenço Fonseca Nunes (ETZ) 9.
(AI generated)