Amicale Steesel B overpowered Avanti Mondorf 80-23 in Mondorf, controlling the game from the tip. The visitors opened on an 8-0 run (Olmedo, Leong, Engel, Wagener) and held MON to just three first-quarter points, all from the stripe. Mondorf didn't make a field goal until mid-second quarter, when captain Daniel Richartz (Season PPG: 12.63) finally scored inside. By then AMIB had strung together a 13-0 burst to start Q2, stretching 3-16 to 3-29 and effectively breaking the game open.
AMIB's production came almost entirely at the rim: 39 made two-pointers and just two free throws, with no threes falling for either side. Atanas Atapov (11, Bulgaria; Season PPG: 10.40) led with 16, repeatedly finishing in transition and in half-court sets. Jona Engel (Season PPG: 7.92) and Noe Olmedo (Season PPG: 7.60) added 14 each, and Enzo Leong (Season PPG: 5.88) and William Santos Ferreira (12, Cape Verde; Season PPG: 4.07) chipped in 12 apiece. Engel had back-to-back buckets in the third quarter to push the lead further, and AMIB opened the second half on a 6-0 run. Max Reiter picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter yet still contributed.
For MON, Richartz fought throughout with 15 points despite four fouls, while Lara Muslji (Season PPG: 6.86) added 4 and Milan Reali (Season PPG: 5.00) scored 4 from the line. Captain Joel Wagener (Season PPG: 1.71) guided AMIB's starting group, and coach Thorsten Freiheit's rotations kept pressure high. Gilles Gerstmann's side found some rhythm late but faced a largest deficit of 57.
In the Phase finale classification, Amicale Steesel B move to 1st (2-0, +2 places), extending their winning streak to six. Avanti Mondorf are 4th at 0-2.
(AI generated)