On Friday and Saturday evening, game day 22 was played in the men’s Enovos League. It was the final game day before the start of the play-offs and the play-down.
T71 Dudelange – Sparta Bertrange 77:69
– T71 improves to 12:10 and will enter the play-offs as the number 6 seed
– Sparta has an 18:4 record but could not secure the first seed and falls down to the second seed in a three-team-tie scenario with Etzella and Arantia
– Jimmie Taylor scored 26 points for the hosts while 3 other players (Calloo/18, Kalmes/11, Grün/11) scored in double digits
On Saturday:
Racing Luxembourg – AB Contern 96:94
– Racing (6:16) grabs big points in the race against relegation on a buzzer beating game-winner by Antunio Bivins, he scores 46 points in this game
– Contern will enter the play-down with only one victory and almost a mission impossible ahead to stay in the Enovos League
Mambra Mamer – Résidence Walfer 86:95
– Résidence (11:11) secures the number 7 seed, Mamer will enter the play-down as the leader of the 4-team group with a 7:15 record
– All 5 Résidence-starters scored in double digits, John Slajchert scored 35 points
Arantia Larochette – Etzella Ettelbruck 90:100
– Etzella takes the number one seed to start the play-offs, Arantia falls down to number 3 in a 3-team-tie scenario with Sparta
– Adrian Delph scored 32 points, Billy McDaniel (16 points) knocked down huge 3-pointer late in the game
Musel Pikes – Kordall Steelers 80:79
– Big points for the Pikes (6:16) against relegation, the Steelers (9:13) enter the play-offs as the number 8 seed
– Jaylen Key scored 23 points for the Pikes
Amicale Steinsel – Basket Esch 64:60
– Amicale will have home court advantage against Esch in the quarter finals
– Ahston Sherrel led the hosts with 24 points
The quarter finals will be played in a best-of-3 format starting next weekend.
(1) Etzella Ettelbruck – (8) Kordall Steelers
(2) Sparta Bertrange – (7) Résidence Walfer
(3) Arantia Larochette – (6) T71 Dudelange
(4) Amicale Steinsel – (5) Basket Esch
