Gréngewald Hueschtert B edged Basket Esch B 78-75 in Oberanven after a dramatic swing in momentum. Coach Ricky Easterling's side exploded out of the blocks, 26-8 after the first quarter, behind a blistering start from Mika Demuth (18, 1.85m). Demuth poured in 18 in the opening period and finished with 36 points, including 4 three-pointers and 6 made free throws. The lead peaked at +26 (38-12) midway through the second quarter and stood 45-26 at halftime.
Esch answered after the break. Jules Frédéric Neuen (17) and Laurent Tousch (16) drove a 28-19 third quarter for the visitors, capped by an 8-0 run to close the period, then Ruben Vidal's triple opened the fourth to make it an 11-0 streak and cut the gap to 64-57. The chase continued despite a technical on Tousch in Q2 that had earlier yielded three straight Demuth free throws. In a tense finish, Esch got within 74-73 and later 76-75, but both Tousch and Jeremy Fischbach (11) fouled out, as did Gréngewald's interior anchor Axel Ulrich Olafsson (15). With the game on the line, Martin Salac hit the deciding basket for 78-75, his second crucial deuce of the final minutes.
For Gréngewald, the locally trained core led the way: Demuth's 36 was supported by Olafsson (15) and Raik Steyer (11). From the other group, Lelan Dederichs-Blake (19, DEU) added 2. Esch's local contingent featured Neuen (17), Tousch (16), Antoine Kühn (11), Fischbach (11) and Vidal (9), while player-coach Marko Latinovic (38, 2.00m, HUN) contributed 6 and managed late timeouts in the final minute.
Gréngewald avenged the 64-62 loss from the first meeting and, after a difficult stretch earlier in the season, climbs to 8th (+2, 4-8). Esch slips to 6th (-1, 6-6).
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