CGDIS Luxembourg beat Staater Léiwen 69-43 after a game that changed completely after halftime. SLW controlled the first half well and led 13-12 after the opening quarter, then 28-23 at the break. The early tone came from Laurent Ley (SLW), who scored SLW's first 8 points himself, while Christophe Theiss (CGD) kept the home side close around the basket.
The second quarter stayed in SLW's hands. Gilles Hirtz (SLW), Louis Meyer (SLW) and Kevin Andrade Alves (SLW) kept the offense moving, and the visitors reached their best position at 28-23. At that stage, CGD had not yet found continuity.
The decisive moment came in the third quarter, which ended 30-4 for CGD. After SLW moved ahead 32-27, CGD produced a 26-0 run to turn the game around completely. Jérôme Käfer (CGD) and Anthony Florey (CGD) hit the shots that first erased the deficit, with Florey tying the game at 32-32 and Käfer pushing CGD in front from long range. From there, Michael M'Putu (CGD), Max Lotti (CGD) and especially Theiss drove the surge. CGD led 53-32 entering the last quarter.
Theiss finished as the key scorer for the winners with 18 points, M'Putu added 14, and Florey gave strong spacing with 9 points, all from three-point range. Käfer also scored 9, and Lotti added 8. For SLW, Hirtz had 13 points and Ley 12, but Ley also reached four fouls by the third quarter, which mattered in a game that became much more physical for the visitors.
The fourth quarter was more controlled, with CGD protecting and extending the margin to a highest lead of 26 points. After leading by five at halftime, SLW were limited to 4 points in the third quarter and 15 in the whole second half.
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