Etzella Ettelbruck overpowered Musel Pikes 113-67 at Deichwisen/Central, dictating the game from the start. Nicholas Thomas Davis (Season PPG: 24.17, RPG: 9.36, AssPG: 2.73) set the tone with a personal 6-0 in the first quarter to push ETZ to 23-7, and the hosts closed the period 25-10. A brief flare-up with a technical on Philippe Gutenkauf didn't slow ETZ; early in the second quarter Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr. (Season PPG: 11.29, RPG: 8.23, AssPG: 0.85) hit five quick points for 30-13. A technical on Sam Streef soon after fueled a free-throw sequence, and ETZ reached halftime up 56-26.
The third quarter brought two rapid threes from Thomas Henkel and a steady inside-out diet through Davis and Adrian Delph (Season PPG: 21.86, RPG: 5.45, AssPG: 3.18), extending to 85-47 after three. In the fourth, Tim Schomer caught fire: three straight free throws followed by back-to-back threes capped ETZ's highest lead at +49 (113-64).
Team numbers underline the gap: Etzella shot an excellent 91% at the line (20/22) and an excellent 53% from three (19/36), adding a 46-33 rebounding edge, 25 assists to 4, and just 7 turnovers. Musel hit a good 54.5% on twos (18/33) but only 17% from deep (4/23) and 70% at the stripe (19/27).
Imports led ETZ: Davis posted 24 points (6/6 FT, 9/13 2P) with 6 rebounds and 3 assists; Delph added 21 points (4/6 3P) and 6 assists; Mc Daniel delivered 13 points and 10 rebounds. Among the Ettelbruck guards, Schomer's 17 points (4/5 3P) were timely, while Henkel contributed 13 with two third-quarter triples.
For Musel, Streef (Season PPG: 14.29) scored 18, Maurice Gordon (Season PPG: 16.57, RPG: 7.11, AssPG: 3.33) had 14 and 6 boards, and Tristin Walley (Season PPG: 17.43, RPG: 11.22, AssPG: 4.00) grabbed 9 rebounds. Late, Marko Mustafic (20, 1.88m, HRV) added 10 points.
Coach Gavin Love's side climbs to 3rd at 5-2; Brian Carroll's Pikes are 6th at 3-4 and on a three-game slide. Attendance: 160 (140 paying).
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