Fifth-placed Racing Luxembourg beat eighth-placed Etzella Ettelbruck 69-52 and stretched its current run to four straight wins, while ETZ suffered a third consecutive loss. Racing also completed the season sweep after the 64-35 road win in the first meeting.
The game stayed competitive for one half. Racing led 26-18 after the opening quarter, but Etzella answered with a 19-14 second period and cut the gap to 40-37 at halftime. Selma Jung (Season PPG: 5.89) set the tone early for ETZ by scoring the team's first 9 points, and Jackie Beckers (Season PPG: 3.33) added important perimeter scoring with two first-half threes.
The decisive moment came immediately after the break. Racing, coached by Wojciech Daniel Kubis, opened the third quarter with 19 unanswered points and turned a 40-37 game into a 59-37 lead. That run broke the contest. Olivia Hoffmann (29, 1.85m, Season PPG: 9.56) was central in that phase and finished with 18 points, matching her season high. Jil Mathis (Season PPG: 9.53) hit back-to-back threes during the same stretch and scored 9, while Estelle Sand (Season PPG: 13.00) added 10 and captain Marie-Lou Haentges (Season PPG: 11.26) scored 12.
Etzella managed only 1 point in the third quarter and could not come back, even with a better final period. Amina Kocan (21, Season PPG: 10.19) and Beckers led the visitors with 11 points each, Anouk Reisch (Season PPG: 8.82) had 8, and Jung finished with 9. Charlotte Pascale Loaso (28, FRA, Season PPG: 6.57) gave Racing another 9 points. Racing's highest lead was 23 points at 61-38.
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