It is cup week for the men this Wednesday and Thursday! The 1/8 finals of the « Loterie Nationale Coupe de luxembourg » will be played with the following matchups:
Wednesday:
20:00 Contern – Musel Pikes 86:69
20:30 T71 – Telstar
20:30 Mondorf – Mamer 76:60
20:30 Heffingen – Basket Esch
Thursday:
19:30 Black Star (+10) – Résidence
20:00 Bascharage (+10) – Arantia
20:30 Kordall Steelers (+10) – Sparta
20:30 Amicale – Etzella
On Thursday, 3 teams will start the game with a 10-point-advantage. It is also the duell between the two leaders of the leagues. While Sparta (7:1) leads the LBBL, the Kordall Steelers are currently on top of the standings after one round in the National 2 ( –> National 2 recap after round 1 ), definitely a difficult and dangerous opponent for the team from Bertrange. Arantia is also facing a difficult challenge against Bascharage, a team that has won 5 out of 7 games in the second league so far. Résidence will travel to Mersch to face Black Star, a team that has only won 1 game so far this season in the second league. Lastly, Amicale will face Etzella in a game between two teams from the top league LBBL.
Update: You can watch the game Amicale – Etzella in the RTL LIVE ARENA.
All remaining teams are 2 more wins away from a game in the « Coque » where the semi-finals and finals will be played.
