Etzella Ettelbruck controlled the second half to win 85-71 in Steinsel. Amicale started sharper, riding Ashton Sherrell inside and two Scott Morton triples to a 24-17 first quarter, then held a 37-35 edge at halftime. The game flipped after the break: Etzella's perimeter burst threes from Philippe Gutenkauf and Thomas Henkel pushed the visitors in front, capped by two Gutenkauf threes in quick succession for a 61-56 lead after three.
Early in the fourth, a Sean Bugeja three briefly put Amicale up 62-61, but a Morton technical foul turned momentum; Gutenkauf converted at the line and Etzella never trailed again. Despite Nicholas Davis (Season PPG: 21.86, RPG: 9.33, AssPG: 2.71) fouling out, Gavin Love's team closed with an 8-0 run in the final minutes Adrian Delph (Season PPG: 21.75, RPG: 5.83, AssPG: 3.0; 25 years, 1.95m, USA) added late free throws and Henkel buried the final three for the night's biggest lead (+14).
Etzella's shooting made the difference: 14/29 from three (48%, good) and 15/20 at the line (75%, good), while Amicale finished 12/33 from deep (36%, good) but only 9/13 at the line (69%). Turnovers hurt Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa's side (21 to 13), offsetting a 44-38 rebounding advantage and a 14-9 assist edge. Eric Zenners picked up consecutive fouls early in Q3 and later fouled out; Davis also exited in foul trouble, but Billy Ray McDaniel Jr. and Delph supplied timely baskets.
Standouts: Gutenkauf (Season PPG: 17.38, RPG: 4.9, AssPG: 5.4) led with 27 points, hitting an excellent 5/9 from three and 8/9 at the line. Delph delivered a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double with an excellent 3/5 from deep. Henkel added 13 with 3 threes. For Amicale, Sherrell (Season PPG: 23.38, RPG: 9.13, AssPG: 0.63; 25, USA) posted 18 points and 14 boards on good 2P shooting (5/8). Alex Laurent (Season PPG: 14.50, RPG: 5.0, AssPG: 1.25) had 18 and 10 before fouling out late; Malcolm Richardson (Season PPG: 15.38, RPG: 6.63, AssPG: 5.25) contributed 13, 10 and 5.
Etzella climbs to 2nd in the table, their second straight win. Amicale sit 6th and are on a two-game skid.
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