Etzella Ettelbruck B controlled this Phase finale game from the first minutes and beat Nitia Bettembourg 76-23. The result lifts ETZB to 3rd place, a gain of three positions, while NIT drops to 6th.
Milton Alves Santos' team started well at 4-0, but NIT stayed close for a while at 7-4 and 11-8. The first real break came at the end of the opening quarter, when ETZB finished on an 8-0 run to move to 19-8. In the second period, the home side accelerated again: after 21-10, they put together a 9-0 stretch to 30-10 and kept building until the break at 44-15. The third quarter was the most balanced one at 10-8, but the last period was completely one-sided, with ETZB closing the game on a 22-0 run. The highest lead reached 53 points.
Morgane Babinyanga (Season PPG: 7.82), an 18-year-old Belgian, was the main offensive force with 21 points. Jil Ries (Season PPG: 12.00) added 14, Hannah Maes (ETZB) scored 12 in only her 3rd game of the competition, and Lilly Dondelinger (Season PPG: 1.64) had 11, including the only three-pointer of the game. ETZB had four players in double figures and steady scoring all through the rotation.
For Jérôme Defer's side, Maëlle Schillings (Season PPG: 11.67), a 16-year-old Belgian guard, finished with 11 points and was again the main reference in attack. Jordane Pyee (Season PPG: 8.93) added 7. NIT stayed competitive early, but once ETZB tightened the game after the first quarter, scoring became much harder and the away side was shut out in the last quarter.
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Etzella Ettelbruck B