In the relegation round, 2nd-placed Musel Pikes beat 3rd-placed Mambra Mamer 87-74 and now lead the season series 3-1. The game stayed open for a long time. After a 23-23 first quarter, Mamer went into halftime in front 47-43 and even pushed the gap to 50-43 early in the third, their biggest lead.
That was the turning point. Musel answered with far better efficiency, especially from outside, and flipped the game with a 33-19 third quarter. From 62-62, Guy Schmit's team closed the period on a decisive 14-4 run to lead 76-66. Early in the fourth, Everette Hammond IV (Season PPG: 20.90, RPG: 5.00, AssPG: 2.77) scored Musel's first 6 points and the hosts stretched the margin to 13.
Musel shot well: 63% on 2-pointers and 38% from 3, with 21 assists for only 7 turnovers. Jaylen Key (Season PPG: 21.00, RPG: 9.83, AssPG: 1.48) was the main difference-maker with 26 points, 7 rebounds and an excellent 6/9 from 3-point range. Hammond added 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 fouls drawn. Among the Luxembourgish players, Tom Welter (Season PPG: 9.30, RPG: 2.65, AssPG: 5.20) had 17 points and 7 assists, while Sam Streef (Season PPG: 11.56, RPG: 3.53, AssPG: 1.93) finished with 15 points on 3/4 from 2 and 2/4 from 3.
Mamer had strong production from Domenick Thomas Sleva (Season PPG: 26.59, RPG: 15.81, AssPG: 3.19), who posted 25 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and was ranked game MVP, but his game disqualification in the second half hurt the comeback chances. Terry L. Winn III (Season PPG: 19.85, RPG: 10.82, AssPG: 3.64) added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Aleksa Ristic (24, 1.98m, SRB) gave 8 points in only his 3rd league game. Musel have now won 7 of their last 8 games.
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