Basket Esch D (LALD) controlled Black Frogs Schieren C (FROC) 60-40 in the Championship round (round 6) at esch/ho3, building the win step by step: 16-14 after Q1, a decisive 13-3 in Q2 for 29-17 at halftime, and a 21-11 third quarter to reach 50-28 before closing 10-12.
The turning point came late in the second quarter. After FROC had closed to 18-17, Esch pieced together an 11-0 run: Moris Czerwonka (17) and Ivan Rudelli (28) alternated inside scores before Noah Schwarz (17) capped it with a three to break the game open. In Q3, Esch added a 10-2 burst (M. Czerwonka from deep, Eliaz Kaiser with two quick finishes, then Rudelli from distance). Kaiser also had a personal 4-point sequence early in that period. The lead peaked at +22 (50-28).
Schwarz led Esch with 22, repeatedly finding gaps after halftime. M. Czerwonka added 15, Rudelli 7, Kaiser 6, while Luc Gantrel (Season PPG: 4.4) and Stevica Varadinac chipped in 4 each. Player-coach Richard Czerwonka (Season PPG: 5.3) entered late and scored, emblematic of a rotation that balanced youth and veteran touches. Notably, Esch scored all 60 points from the field.
For FROC, Bob Hirt (40) paced the visitors with 16, including timely threes early in the fourth. Ricardo Peres Dias (35, Portugal) followed with 9, André Do Patrocinio Do Couto (Season PPG: 4.33) had 7, and Noah Michels (29, 1.80m) added 6. Coach André Do Patrocinio's side briefly threatened with long-range makes in Q4 but could not dent the margin.
In the standings, Esch jump to 4th (ranking gain: +3) and are now on a three-game winning streak. FROC slip to 3rd (-1), their two-game run halted.
(AI generated)