Amicale secures first place / Esch defends 3rd place

On Saturday evening, game day 21 in the men’s LBBL started with 4 games.

Amicale Steinsel – T71 Dudelange 107:71
– Amicale secures the first place in the standings and will have home court advantage in every play-off-series
– 11 players scored points for the hosts, Jarvis Williams led the team with 29 points
– AJ Cheeseman scored 31 points for Dudelange in his debut

Arantia Larochette – Gréngewald Hueschtert 94:70
– Arantia keeps the chances to make a jump in the standings if the team can grab two more victories this week
– Vic Heuschliong started the game on fire (20 points in the first 12 minutes) and finished with a game-high 28

AB Contern – Basket Esch 78:95
– Esch earns key points in teh race for the top 4 spots in the standings
– Clancy Rugg (26 points) and Thomas Grün (22) led Esch to this victory

Sparta Bertrange – Résidence Walfer 87:74
– Isaiah Wilkins made his debut for Sparta, the hosts decided the game with a run in the final minutes
– Isaiah White scored a team-high 25 points while Yannick Verbeelen added 18 points
– If Mamer loses against Etzella on Sunday, Sparta enters the play-offs!

On Sunday:
17:15 Etzella Ettelbruck – Mambra Mamer
18:00 Kordall Steelers – Musel Pikes

On Saturday evening, game day 2 in the women’s play-offs continued with 2 games.

On Saturday:
Sparta Bertrange – AB Contern 64:55
– Sparta takes a 2-point lead over Contern and draws even with Dudelange in second place
– Martha Burse led her team with 26 points

Les Sangliers Wiltz – Gréngewald Hueschtert 59:94
– Gréngewald remains unbeaten, Wiltz has no more chance to reach the semi finals after this loss
– 11 players scored points for Gréngewald, Amanda Cahill led the team with 21 points

On Friday:
T71 Dudelange – Amicale Steinsel 101:67
– T71 won the fourth quarter 38:12
– Mia Loyd led T71 with 32 points, Catherine Mreches added 20, Mandy Geniets (14) and Nadia Mossong (10) also scored in double digits

The standings: