Amicale Steesel won a close road game at Etzella Ettelbruck, 85-81, and completed the season sweep after the 82-62 first-leg result. In the standings, Amicale moved up to 4th place, while Etzella, despite the loss, climbed to 6th.
The game was shaped by Amicale's stronger first half. The visitors opened 6-0, led 23-18 after one quarter, and pushed the gap to 28-18 early in the second. Etzella reacted through Marvin Delgado dos Santos and Lenny Lopes Morais, but Amicale answered well and reached its highest lead at 49-35 by halftime.
Etzella changed the rhythm after the break. Lou Clees and Noah Wolter drove the comeback, and the home side cut the deficit to 65-61 at the end of the third quarter. Then came the key Etzella surge: Delgado dos Santos hit three 3-pointers in a row across the start of the fourth, turning 61-65 into a 70-68 lead. Later, Etzella still led 77-72, but Amicale stayed calm. Sean Bugeja answered with two late 3-pointers, tied the game at 78-78, Noah Stansbury Daleiden (AMI) added a major triple for 81-78, and Bob Rech sealed it with two free throws.
Bugeja was decisive with 25 points and 6 made 3-pointers, while Rech and Landon Wohl added 14 each. Wohl set the tone early, and Elyass Zaourou (AMI) gave useful support with 8 points. For coach Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa, the collective response in the last minutes was important.
Etzella had strong individual production too. Clees matched the game-high with 25 points, Delgado dos Santos scored 21 with 5 threes, and Wolter added 19. Coach Gavin Love saw his team erase a 14-point deficit and briefly take control, but Amicale handled the final possessions better.
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