Etzella Ettelbruck overpowered Résidence Walferdange 90-59 in the U22 Qualifications, building their win on a blistering perimeter display and decisive game swings. Etzella opened with a 0-10 burst and led 12-15 after the first period. Résidence briefly turned the tide early in the second quarter (16-15), but the visitors answered with the game's defining sequence: a 17-0 run to close the half for 32-48.
After the break, Gavin Love's side doubled down from deep. Etzella drained 17 three-pointers overall, with Marvin Delgado dos Santos (16, 1.90m) catching fire and hitting seven triples, many in quick succession. Support came from Miguel Angelo Domingos Sanches (20, 1.80m, PRT) with 16 points and Sam Schaaf (17, 1.92m) with 12, while José Miguel Domingos Sanches (8), Noah Wolter (9) and Lou Clees (6) chipped in. The lead stretched to 51-72 late in the third and peaked at +31 by the final buzzer.
Résidence, coached by Dragan Stipanovic, stayed in touch through the first 15 minutes but could not absorb the pre-halftime run. Rayan Essifi led with 16, backed by Maurice Grivet (13; Season PPG: 15.5), Felix Urwald (12; Season PPG: 15.67) and Victor Shungu Bonga (12; Season PPG: 14.0, 1.97m).
Etzella's momentum is building: two straight wins and a +2 rise to 7th in the new classification (2-1). Despite the heavy loss, Résidence remain first in the table, now 2-4, after a sequence of results that reads loss, loss, win, win, loss, loss. The key moments were Etzella's 0-10 start and the 17-0 first-half close, followed by a third-quarter three-point barrage that removed any doubt.
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